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SCAN slams govt inaction on Intangki Ntl Park

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KOHIMA, OCT 18 (NPN):

Sen ior Citizens’ Associa tion Nagaland (SCAN) has slammed the State govern ment for purportedly failing to take any proactive steps in preventing NSCN (I-M) from encroaching upon the famous Intangki National Park in Peren district.

Addressing a press con ference at Ura Restaurant here on Tuesday, SCAN spokesperson KK Sema said the issue was of utmost con cern for all Nagas as a vast swathe of virgin forest land was now under “complete control” of NSCN (I-M).

Following rumours do ing the rounds since the mid-2019, that managerial establishments of the Forest Department in the national park, including staff quar ters, have been taken over by NSCN (I-M), Sema said SCAN decided to pursue the matter.

Accordingly, he said the association filed an RTI with Public Information Of ficer (PIO), interlocutor & governor’s secretariat, hop ing that the PIO will ensure

Assam ‘custodial death’ case: PSC demands SIT probe

DIMAPUR, OCT 18

(NPN): Phom Students’ Conference (PSC) has ap pealed to the National Human Rights Commis sion (NHRC) to initiate a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the “custo dial death” of late E Hen veih Phom, who allegedly beaten to death by Assam police at district jail Siva sagar on August 21, 2022.

In a representation to the National Human Rights Commission, the PSC president N Dape Phom and general secre tary C Shame Phom said that despite Phom tribal apex bodies presenting the “details of the facts and nature of the incident” no probe has taken place.

Stating that in a demo cratic country it was the responsibility of the state government to probe the custodial death and pun ish those responsible, the PSC has, however, stated that Assam government was “silent and indiffer ent” since the incident took place. The Phom student body has, therefore, de manded a speedy investi gation by SIT under the supervision of NHRC to reveal the facts and punish all those involved in the “suspicious death of our brother.”

that the Forest Department would provide a proper response.

On SCAN’s plea, Raj Bhavan redirected the RTI to the chief secretary on September 15, 2020, who in turn, forwarded the same to the PIO of Environment Forest & Climate Change Department on September 18, 2020.

Sema said Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) and head of Forest Force further redirected the RTI to Chief Wildlife War den, Dimapur on September 24, 2020.

However, on October 12, 2020, Sema said the Di rector of Intangki National Park only furnished a vague reply. He disclosed that

SCAN could not take the matter forward earlier, ow ing to Covid-19 pandemic and change of guard in the association. Sema accused the State government of having done nothing over the years and has shown no concern over the vast forest land which was of huge value to every Naga.

Sensing importance of the matter, Sema revealed that Chief Information Officer (CIO) convened a meeting between officials of Forest Department and SCAN representatives for a “face to face hearing” on September 7, 2022 to review the pending issue.

He claimed that during the course of hearing, the department confirmed that

NSCN (I-M) had taken full control of the department’s Intangki establishment.

Sema said the forest department had also admit ted that its staff had gradu ally abandoned their duties in the park after continued threats and intimidations by NSCN (I-M) cadres.

He said the staff/em ployees claimed that they had reported the matter to their immediate superiors but no action has been initi ated. The SCAN spokes person said even though the NSCN (I-M) might not have included Intangki Na tional Park in its compe tency clauses of Framework Agreement, however the group’s actions made it clear that it intended to

rehabilitate its cadres in the occupied land as and when solution was arrived at.

Sema questioned the State government’s silence over the “seizure” of the 202.02 sq km area of the Intangki National Park.

Sema also said he sus pected that the purported harassment (of forest staff) might have started as early as 1993-94 and gathered mo mentum after the signing of ceasefire agreement between the Centre and NSCN (I-M) in 1997.

He claimed that the Forest Department person nel, including officers posted at the National Park, were “harassed” and ordered to vacate the Park by NSCN (I-M) cadres. Due to inces sant threat and harassment, Sema said the forest officers and personnel had to gradu ally vacate the area despite without any response from the state government.

Sema slammed the state government’s inaction when forest personnel post ed at Intangki were threat ened and forced to vacate from the establishments.

Next NDPP-BJP govt will be more effective: Chingwang

DIMAPUR, OCT 18

(NPN): Nationalist Demo cratic Progressive Party (NDPP) president Ching wang Konyak has asserted that he wants to ensure NDPP-BJP alliance return ing to power with a comfort able majority.

NDPP chief assured that the next government would be more effective with both NDPP and BJP learn ing from experiences.

According to NDPP media & communication committee, the party presi dent said this during a meet ing with party members including office bearers of

NDPP Wokha region, its frontals and four assembly constituencies under NDPP Wokha region on October 17, 2022, Chingwang said that after nine months forma tion of NDPP, the party had

gone to election against all odds in alliance with BJP.

He said that because of a strong leadership under Neiphiu Rio, the party came to power.

Chingwang said that without a strong leader

ship, no political party or government could function smoothly.

NDPP president called upon the party workers to work cohesively for the victory of NDPP Wokha region’s candidates.

Stating that votes for party candidates would “not fall from the sky”, the party chief said their victory would be decided by the grassroots voters.

“Hence we must all work accordingly, and win the favor and support of the respective electorate voters,” Chingwang said.

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Naga issue should be resolved at the earliest: Mizoram minister

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DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (NPN): Mizoram’s minis ter of state for sports and youth se rvices tourism, information and commu nication technology Robert Romawia Royte said efforts of chief minister Neiphiu Rio and his government and other organisations for arriving at a permanent so lution to the Naga political issue deserved reciprocal response from the Centre.

Speaking at the inau guration of Collegiate Meet organised by All Nagaland College Students Union on the theme “Metamorphosis” at Sakus Mission College here on Tuesday, he empha sised that the Naga political issue be solved at the earliest and on terms acceptable to all Nagas.

He recalled that Naga political movement start ed with the submission of memorandum to Simon Commission by Naga Club in 1929 that conveyed the desire of Nagas to be inde pendent when the British left India. He also referred

to formation of Naga Na tional Council in 1947 under the leadership of AZ Phizo who met Mahatma Gandhi in 1947 and declaration of Naga independence on Au gust 14, 1947, one day ahead of India’s independence.

He remarked, “Naga political consciousness pre ceded all other political movements. Government of India should also respect the sentiments of forefa thers of Nagas.” Royte said Mizoram was also one of the most dangerous States dur ing Mizo National Front’s (MNF) movement for inde pendence from India. How ever, after signing of Mizo Accord in 1986, it became one of the most peaceful States in the country.

He also congratulat ed Nagaland U-17 foot ball team for winning the prestigious Subroto Cup. “This victory is a clear sign of football talent and the game’s potential in Naga land,” he added. He noted that Nagas had huge talents in archery, wrestling, foot ball, etc, adding that win ning Subroto Cup should serve as a wake-up call.

On the National Ed ucation Policy 2020, the minister said the policy document had the word “sports” mentioned at least 30 times, signifying the importance given to sports in the policy. He stated that all States were preparing to implement the policy.

He mentioned that the Government of Mizoram was committed to make the State fittest in the country and Mizos the fittest people in the country. He claimed that the Mizoram Sports Policy, 2019 and subsequent granting of industry status to sports, along with improve ment in sports infrastructure, had proved very fruitful.

Unpaid salary: NACHO begins phase-II stir

DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (NPN): Nagaland Associa tion of Community Health Officers (NACHO), which launched phase-wise agita tion on October 12 against non-payment of salary and performance-based incen tive (PBI) to some commu nity health officers (CHOs) since April 2022, has begun phase-II protest on Tuesday.

NACHO president Semakchang and general secretary Chumrenthung N Ezung said that altogether 105 CHOs posted in dif ferent health and wellness centres (HWCs) have been affected leading to untold

hardships and financial problems. Even as the dead line of the first phase expired on October 17, NACHO said there was no official response or positive outcome from the department (NHMH&FW) on the issue.

Therefore, NACHO said that at an emergency meeting held on October 16, they decided to initiate the phase-II agitation from October 18, which would extend till November 1, 2022. NACHO cautioned that further “drastic mea sures” would be initiated if demands were not met.

During phase-II agita

2 women injured as car hits pedestrian, rams into salon Convicts in Bilkis Bano case released with Centre’s nod: Guj govt

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DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (NPN): A 42-year-old non-Naga woman was seriously injured when a vehicle hit her at Walford area, Dimapur and rammed into a salon injuring an employee on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Bharat Laxman, ADCP & PRO of Dimapur Police, the incident took place around 1:10 p.m. when a Hyundai Eon car driven by one person identified as Niojejhiung (28), reportedly in an inebriated condition, hit a lady pedestrian before ramming into Rütso Salon.

Besides critically injuring the pedestrian, he said a female employee of the salon was also injured. Both were rushed to nearby hospital for treatment. A case had been registered and further investigation was on, PRO said.

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (IANS): The Gujarat gov ernment has told the Su preme Court that the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case were released after the Centre’s approval.

In an affidavit, the state Home Department’s Under Secretary said that the state government considered all the opinions and decided to release 11 prisoners since they have completed 14 years and above in prisons and their behaviour was found to be good. “The Gov ernment of India conveyed the concurrence/approval of the Central Government un

der section 435 of the CrPC for premature release of 11 prisoners vide letter dated July 11, 2022,” it added. The affidavit said the state government considered the opinions of seven authori ties—IG Prisons, Gujarat, Jail Superintendents, Jail Advisory Committee, Dis trict Magistrate, Police Su perintendent, CBI, Special Crime Branch, Mumbai, and sessions court, Mumbai.

“After approval of the state government, orders have been issued on Au gust 10, 2022 to release the prisoners. Hence, in instant case, the state has consid

ered the proposals under policy of 1992 as directed by this court and not granted under the circular governing grant of remission to prison ers...,” added the affidavit.

The affidavit said that all the convict prisoners have completed 14+ years in the prison under life imprison ment and opinions of the concerned authorities have been obtained as per the policy of July 9, 1992, and submitted to the Home Min istry, by letter dated June 28, 2022 and sought the ap proval/suitable orders of the Centre. The affidavit said the state government is empow

ered to take the decisions on the proposal of premature release of prisoners under the provision of Sec. 432 and 433 of the CrPC.

“However, considering the provision of Sec 435 CrPC, it is indispensable to obtain the sanction of the Government of India in cases in which the in vestigation of the offence was carried out by a central investigation agency. In the present case, the investiga tion was carried out by CBI and the state government has obtained the approval/suit able orders of Government of India,” it added.

tion, NACHO said all af fected CHOs under 15th FC would continue to observe “total cease work.”

Further, the unaffected CHOs would observe “pendown” strike, during which CHOs would halt all forms of vertical documentations and reports currently docu mented by CHOs. However, NACHO said lateral docu mentations such as records and registers, referrals were exempted from the preview of “pen-down” strike.

The association, there fore appealed to the health department to resolve the issue without further delay.

Mask mandate should continue: Mandaviya

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (PTI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday reviewed the Covid situation amid detection of cases of a new subvariant of Omicron in India.

The meeting concluded that wearing masks and following Covidappropriate behaviour should contin ue, a health ministry statement said.

During the meeting with public health experts and officials, the min ister stressed on monitoring entry points, the statement said.

Mandaviya stressed the need to undertake adequate testing (with higher proportion of RTPCR) and effective Covid surveillance to assess and control the spread of infection

‘70th Naga Martyr’s Day’ observed at Jotsoma TN panel indicts Sasikala over Jaya’s death

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KOHIMA, OCT 18 (NPN):

The “70th Naga Martyr’s Day”, organized NNC An gami Region, was observed at Jotsoma village on Tues day. In his message at a brief programme, FGN kedage, Vekroni Dozo cited several incidents of horror that re mained unrecorded.

Dozo said that India had not been sincere and ready to commit or come forward and address the “In do-Naga” issue in a proper perspective.

FGN Kedage said that ongoing talks be tween government of India, NSCN (I-M) and NNPGs

were “only a device to fool not only the Nagas but the outside world too”.

He alleged that India had planned to “white wash her

and

to occupy Nagaland by claim ing legal justification in the

eye of international com munity.”

Dozo said that

would not be a final settlement to the protracted “Indo-Naga” issue. At this

juncture, he said NGOs and the “puppet Nagaland state government” shouting peace and solution under Indian Constitution was “a sham and a blot on Naga identity”.

Also, speaking at the programme, NNC central executive council member Zapuvisie Lhousa narrated the story of late Zasibito Nagi, the first Naga martyr, who was killed by Assam police personnel on October 18, 1952 at Old Taxi stand. Lhousa said that although Nagas were aware of the sto ry of late Nagi, people have forgotten the location and history with the passage of time.

CHENNAI, OCT 18 (PTI):

A panel that probed the circumstances leading to former chief minister J Jay alalithaa’s death in 2016 indicted VK Sasikala, the late leader’s close confi dante, medical doctor KS Sivakumar, former Health minister C Vijayabaskar and

the then Health decretary J Radhakrishnan and recom mended a probe against them.

Tamil Nadu govern ment, which tabled the Commission of Inquiry’s (CoI) report in the Assem bly Tuesday said it would initiate action after getting

legal opinion. Justice A Aru mughaswamy CoI said, they “have to be found fault with and investigation is to be ordered.” Sasikala is indicted considering several aspects, it said.

The government said that it was decided to initiate appropriate action against “certain individuals,” after obtaining opinion of legal experts. This is in view of CoI’s recommendations in its report. The panel rec ommended investigation against former chief secre tary RM Rao and two doc tors, Dr YVC Reddy and Dr Babu Abraham. It however, did not specify if it found “fault” with them or not.

File photo of (L) V K Sasikala with J Jayalalithaa.

NNC functionaries with others at Jotsoma village. (NP)

Chingwang Konyak with party workers in Wokha. (NDPP)

SCAN office bearers and members addressing the media in Kohima, Tuesday. (NP)

Romawia Royte (NP)

Mhathung inaugurates SDHO at Ralan area

DIMAPUR: Advisor of Horticulture & Border Af fairs, Mhathung Yanthan inaugurated the Sub-Divi sional Horticulture Office (SDHO) at Ralan area, under Wokha district on October 15.

Speaking at the inau gural programme as special guest, Mhathung Yanthan expressed hope that the SDHO would benefit the public and bring prosperity through various activities.

He stated that the pub lic should continue extend ing their cooperation to the officials deputed in the of fice and work together for developmental work.

Sharing that the pan demic hampered many development activities, the advisor, however, stated that the government had always focused on agri & allied sector.

In this regard, he sug gested the people to put it at top priority and to make use of its availability as Ralan area was potential for horticulture and agri culture practices.

Urging upon the peo ple in the area to live in peaceful co-existence with neighbouring villages and bordering areas, Mhathung also advised them to adapt to technological changes and to use it in a way that enhances productivity.

At the programme,

the office monolith was un veiled by the special guest in the presence of advisor of Information Technology & Communication Science & Technology, NRE, Mm honlümo Kikon as special host.

In his address, Mm honlümo acknowledged

the department for the sup port rendered to the area and advised the people in the area to take advantage of the benefit.

Pointing out that de velopment processes can not be carried out in one go, he urged upon the peo ple to safe guard develop

Social audit public hearing under NSAP in Kohima Medical camp in Kiphire

DIMAPUR: A district level social audit public hearing under National Social As sistance Programme (NSAP) for Kohima district was convened under Social Welfare Department on October 14 at District Conference Hall, Social Welfare Office, Kohima. In a press release, the department stated that 19 villages under Kohima district were audited for FY 2020-21.

At the programme, assistant director of social audit unit, Nagaland, Imlirenla Sanglir gave a brief introduction regarding the National Social Assistance Programme and the importance of social audit under the

programme. Representing the district ad ministration as an observer, Pichano Kikon urged the department to be proactive in dis seminating information and generation of awareness among the village functionaries.

The social audit report was presented by the block resource person, Nyanha Konyak. The resource persons highlighted the audit findings whereby Open Action Taken Reports (ATRS) were being dis cussed and rectifications were produced in written by the District Social Welfare Office and concerned Village Functionaries during the meeting.

DIMAPUR: Kiphire bat talion of Assam Rifles un der the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised medical camp and lecture at Thana mir village, under Kiphire district on October 12. Ac cording to PRO IGAR (N), medical assistance and ways to prevent common ail ments, etc were imparted and carried out at the camp.

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mental project so that they can be used for the welfare of the community.

Short speeches were also delivered by director of Horticulture & mis sion director MIDH, Dr. R. Elithung Lotha, Ralan Area Lotha Hoho C.S. Ovung and commissioner & secretary Horticulture & Women Resources De velopment, Anenla T. Sato.

Earlier, the pro gramme was chaired by directorate of horticulture, joint director Meyasashi, welcome address was de livered by DHO Wokha Aoimrong while the mono lith was dedicated by Yan pha Baptist Church pastor Rhanlamo Kikon.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by SDHO Nyambemo Lotha.

It may be mentioned that several Sub-Divisional Horticulture Offices have been inaugurated at Tobu, Pfütsero, Tuli, Tening, Me luri, Sanis, Mangkolemba and more would be inaugu rated at Seyochang, Chie phobozou and Pughoboto.

Programme on contribution of tribal heroes held in Mkg

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MOKOKCHUNG, OCT 18 (NPN): A programme on “contribution of tribal heroes in freedom struggle”, organised by Nagaland Uni versity (NU) in collabora tion with National Com mission for Scheduled Tribe (NCST) under “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”, was held at I. Ihoshe Kinimi hall, NU Lumami, here, on Tuesday.

Speaking at the pro gramme as chief guest, NU vice chancellor, Prof. Jag adish Kumar Patnaik lauded the faculties, staff and stu dents of NU for organising an important programme.

He stated that indi vidual contributions of the tribal communities during India’s struggle for freedom was neglected for so many years after independence.

In this regard, he point ed out that due recognition should be accorded.

Prof. Jagadish also opined that the division among Indians came

through the writings of the erstwhile “colonial masters to suit their benefits.”

He said that Nagaland has “always been a part of that Indian civilisation” and that the state should be proud of it.

In this regard, he said the efforts of NCST to ac cord due recognition to the contributions of tribal heroes in freedom struggle was a noble initiative.

Earlier, the chief guest inaugurated “poster exhibi tion” while guest of honour, NCST advisor, Mukesh

Kumar Dharma briefed about the role of National Commission for Scheduled Tribe .

The programme was chaired by academic coordi nator, Prof. Athungo Ovung and welcome address was delivered by dean, School of Sciences, Prof. M.S. Raw and vote of thanks was proposed by administrative coordinator, Peter Ki.

The programme was also attended by Kedat A Kulkarni (Akhil Bharatiya Vanasi Kalgan Ashram) as special guest.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY THOMA RENGMA 06.06.1946 – 19.10.2021

Holding you in our hearts, Until we meet again.

“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”

Job 1:21

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED LATE SENTI LONGCHAR

Born on 08.06.1955 – Died on 19.10.2021

Daddy, it’s been a year today since you left and not a day goes by without us thinking of you. We take solace knowing that you are in the ever Loving Light and is at peace. Your memories will be cherished forever.

As

Loving

Always Loved, Never Forgotten, Forever Missed.

Loving Wife, Daughters, Son and Family Members.

OBITUARY

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” Matthew 5:8

LT. RASHIKALA

29th July, 1929 – 17th September, 2022

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Rashikala (Unger) shared our profound heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us physically, financially and through prayers during the short illness and passing of our mother. We are unable to thank each one individually but it is our humble prayer that our God Almighty bless each and every one of you for all the good deeds done to our family.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DB-1222/22

Loving Children, In-laws, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren and Relatives

We, the family members of LATE MR. MOASUNEP IMCHEN share our profound gratitude to one and all for their support and prayer during the brief illness and his sudden demise. No words are powerful enough to

God will

how thankful we are to you all. It is

His face

and wish that our

Chief guest Prof. Jagadish Kumar Patnaik and others at the programme on Tuesday. (NP)

Mhanthung Yanthan with Mmhonlümo Kikon and department officials at the inaugural programme.

Book on HRM practises in colleges

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KOHIMA, OCT18 (NPN): A study has revealed that teachers of government colleges in the State were co ntent with their salaries and profession in comparison with their counterparts in private colleges due to attractive financial package and career-related growth prospects.

Authored by Oriental College vice-principal Dr Gopal Chetri and assistant professor of the college’s Department of Commerce Dr Ratan Kaurinta, the study – “A comparative study of human resource (HR) management practises in government and private colleges of Nagaland” –was released on the college premises here on Tuesday.

The study revealed that private colleges could not provide competitive salaries and other benefits due to the poor funding patterns and changing policies over the years, noting that the salaries in private colleges were significantly lower than in government colleges and there was no uniformity of salaries even among such colleges.

It also noted that some colleges engaged contract teachers, which sometime proved a hurdle to ensuring quality education as they

Authors of the book along with the special guest and other at the launching programme on Tuesday. (NP)

were often appointed without conducting proper interviews.

Government college teachers were also governed by established rules of Government and thus enjoyed the benefits of other government employees.

On the other hand, private college teachers were not satisfied with their current jobs due to lack of incentives from the college management, considered themselves less privileged than their counterparts in government colleges and were ready to leave their jobs anytime if they got better options.

The findings and outcome of the study would be useful for the Higher Education Department, Nagaland University and private colleges to take appropriate decisions

LTC launches cleanliness, hygiene campaign

DIMAPUR: With an objective to promote clean and hygienic environment, Longleng Town Council (LTC) Tuesday launched its second phase of cleanliness and hygiene campaign by distributing waste collection kits to its sanitary workers, who have been actively involved in the upkeep of solid waste collection through house to house collection.

According to a DIPR report, LTC, administrator, Trongdiba Tongpi Sangtam stressed on the importance of keeping a clean and wholesome environment whether in home, offices, and public areas.

He said the LTC would continue its effort by focusing on large scale public participation by sensitising the masses on the importance of community participation towards making the town a better place.

Meanwhile, LTC and department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Longleng in collaboration with the ward authorities started compulsory registration and vaccination of dogs.

As per the order, all dog owners within Longleng Town are required to mandatorily register their dogs and ensure their custody within the premises of their respective

PHED Dimapur organises PRA on JMM

DIMAPUR: Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Dimapur Division (Rural) in collaboration with Implementation and Support Agency (ISA) Act of Kindness Society organised a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) on Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on October 18 at Seluophe village, under Dhansiripar block, Dimapur.

In a press release, the department informed that the PRA was based on focused group discussion, water resource mapping and data collection through questionnaires.

During the programme, visiting ISA team, JE, Dhansiripar block, PHED, Er. Hotolu Sumi, district coordinator, DWSM, PHED, Imojungla Longkumer and IEC consultant, PHED(Rural) division, Dimapur, Vibou Seyie discussed various issues and held interactive sessions.

The participants were village council chairman and members, head GB, GB, WATSAN, SHGs, youth leaders and other key persons in the village.

residence and wards. Dog welfare and monitoring Committee has been set up by all the respective wards to monitor and ensure the welfare of dogs within their respective jurisdiction.

regarding human resource management (HRM) practices and provide a comprehensive plan for ensuring quality education in the State.

The study called for looking beyond general education towards technical and skill development and enhancement programmes for the upcoming generations and prepare them to meet the market demand.

Gopal revealed that preparing the report took five years and hoped that it would provide pathway for further research, while wishing scholars to pursue their works and publish them for the public.

The programme was

led by assistant professor of Department of Economics Nzanbeni Kikon.

Head of Department of Commerce, Nagaland University, Prof PK Deka was the special guest, while opening remarks were presented Oriental College principal Dr Ketshukietuo Dzüvichü.

ANCSU collegiate meet underway in Dmu

DIMAPUR: The inaugural function of the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) collegiate meet was held on October 17 at Sakus Mission College, Dimapur with former chairman of Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC), Y Vikheho Awomi as introductory guest.

In a press release, ANCSU Nagaland stated that in his speech, Vikheho Awomi exhorted the students to explore the essential qualities required to be a responsible person for a better society and use it wisely to achieve greater things in life.

Describing the students as “the soul of every society”, he urged upon the students to explore the various doors of opportunities made available to them.

Y Vikheho Awomi addressing the students.

Awomi also challenged the ANCSU and the student community to take up social responsibilities and duties to enable a robust Naga society.

The introductory

programme was chaired by ANCSU speaker Topeka Yepthomi, SMC alumni Sunep Lemtur presented a special number, mission secretary of Light in the 10/40 window ministry Mughaholi Yepthomi offered invocation, SMC chairman Yanger Aier delivered welcome address while a special number was presented by Runole Tep.

Later, SMCSU president Wangkem Konyak offered benediction. Altogether, 31 affiliated colleges are participating in the five-day event.

Work at the ground to achieve target: MoS tells Mnp officials

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IMPHAL, OCT 18: On the second day of his three-day visit in Manipur, Union minister of state for education Dr Subhas Sarkar Tuesday visited Churachandpur district as part of the public outreach programme of the Union government.

During his visit, the minister took part in a series of events and activities including a meeting with district level officers (DLOs) of the district responsible for the implementation of Central sponsored welfare and developmental schemes.

While reviewing the schemes, the minister insisted that officers should raise problems and challenges they were facing while implementing the schemes.

“The government would like to leave no deserving beneficiaries of every scheme. Achieving the target of each scheme lies with you,” he said.

Sarkar stressed

the need of conducting awareness campaigns on each scheme while asserting that many deserving beneficiaries were left out due to lack of awareness.

He pointed out that due to lack of awareness, the maximum number of people who opened accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) could not avail the benefits of the scheme.

He reminded that the scheme launched by the Central government was to provide easy access to financial services such

as remittance, credit, insurance, pension, savings and deposit accounts to poor and needy sections of our society.

However, most of the account holders were unaware of the benefits they can avail under the scheme. Besides, they have little knowledge about the operation of the account, he said.

While reviewing healthcare delivery in the district, the Union minister was surprised to learn that only 18 doctors were present in the district to run one

CHC, seven PHCs and 58 PHSCs.

He directed the chief medical officer (CMO) to write to the higher authority to depute adequate doctors while stressing that a good healthcare delivery system is critical to achieve the goal of health for all missions of the government.

He said that a healthcare centre should have at least two doctors and facilities like ultrasound, echocardiography, ECG, etc. for a good healthcare delivery.

Earlier, the CMO apprised the union minister of the problems faced by her office due to manpower shortage. She informed that the district has one CHC, seven PHC and 58 PHSC and these centres are functioning with only 18 doctors.

At the concluding part of the review meeting, the Union minister also interacted with beneficiaries of various schemes and also with some youths who enrolled in the electoral roll for the first time.

IndiGo successfully test lands at Donyi Polo Airport

ITANAGAR, OCT 18 (PTI): An aircraft of a private airlines was succesfully test landed at the newly constructed Donyi Polo airport in Arunachal Pradesh near here on Tuesday scripting a new chapter in the country’s aviation history.

The airport after it is commissioned will be the first in Arunachal Pradesh, the eastern most state of the country, and bring it to the aviation map of the country. The Lilabari airport, which is closest to the state capital, is located about 80 km away in North Lakhimpur district of Assam.

The Donyi Polo airport is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month, the officials said.

The new airport has a runway of 2,300 m and is suitable for the landing and take off of Boeing 747. With an area of 4,100 sq m, it will be equipped with all modern facilities for passengers, they said. Two water cannons sprayed water as a welcome gesture when the Airbus A320 flight of IndiGo Airlines test landed at the airport with crew members and a few officials on board.

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Modi to visit Tripura on Oct 27 to ‘rejuvenate’ BJP ahead of polls

AGARTALA, OCT 18 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Tripura on October 27, and this sudden oneday tour -- according to the political pundits -- is to rejuvenate the BJP, and also to tame the antiincumbency factors ahead of the assembly election which is around four months away from now.

Political analysts said that in the backdrop of the anti-incumbency factors of the BJP government, the saffron party is keen to kick-start the electoral preparation with Modi’s visit as the party would take a desperate attempt to retain power in Tripura, once a Left parties’ strong bastion.

As the BJP returned to the power for the second consecutive terms in Assam (2021) and Manipur (2022) -- the party is keen to maintain the same tempo in Tripura.

In Tripura, the BJP is in alliance with the tribalbased party Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) came to power in the 2018 assembly polls thrashing the CPI-M led Left parties, which governed the northeastern state for 35 year in two phases (19781988 and 1993-2018).

To a query, an Election Commission official said that early election to the 60-member Tripura assembly is not possible as the summary revisions of the electoral rolls are going on and the final electoral rolls would be published on January 5, 2023 with January 1 as the qualifying date of birth for inclusion of new voters.

The elections are unlikely to be held before the third week of February next year, the official told IANS, refusing to be named.

Political analyst and writer Sekhar Datta said that the BJP government has been facing so many anti-incumbency factors and they are not in a comfortable position to face the electoral challenge.

“The central leaders of BJP do not want to take any chance to manage all the loopholes,

shortcomings and failures of the government. That’s why they are keen to start the electoral preparations in a big way and well in advance,” Datta told IANS.

To give a positive message to the people, the central leaders had all of a sudden removed Biplab Kumar Deb from the chief ministerial position on May 14, and appointed then state President and Rajya Sabha member Manik Saha as his successor.

The central and state leaders of the party are yet to disclose the reasons behind the removal of Deb from the top post.

In an apparent attempt to tame anti-incumbency and stem any discontent within its organisation in Tripura, the BJP adopted its now successfully tested strategy of going in with a new face in the Assembly polls.

With the strategy of changing the chief minister ahead of polls going in its favour in Uttarakhand, the BJP’s top leaders opted for a similar change in Tripura where the BJP had less than two per cent vote share before the 2018 assembly polls.

The BJP has changed five chief ministers since

2019, including in Gujarat and Karnataka.

Another political commentator Sanjib Deb said that with the visit of the Prime Minister, the ruling BJP would prepare its organisational grounds with the crucial assembly polls in the early next year in mind.

“In less than two months of BJP President J.P. Nadda’s visit to Tripura, PM Modi’s visit is very significant as the party has already started its electoral preparations with all out efforts,” Deb, editor of a leading Tripura daily, told IANS.

However, CPI-M led Left parties and the Congress are also preparing themselves to fight the upcoming elections, he pointed out.

Nadda during his two-day visit to Tripura in August held a series of meetings and addressed public rallies to gear up the party organisations ahead of the Assembly elections.

The BJP president as part of strengthening the organisations, recently appointed former Central minister Mahesh Sharma as central observer of Tripura replacing Vinod Sonkar while former Uttar Pradesh Minister Mahendra Singh

Army observes 60 years of Battle of Walong

ITANAGAR, OCT 18

(PTI): The Indian Army is celebrating the diamond jubilee of the Battle of Walong which is as an examp le of bravery and sacrifice made by the bravehearts of the force in the face of Chinese aggression in 1962.

Sixty years ago the Indian Army gave a “bloody nose” to the Chinese in the Battle of Walong, Tezpur-based Defence spokesperson Lt Col AS Walia said in a statement.

“The Indian Army launched its only counterattack during the war to stall the advancing People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers. The bravehearts of Indian Army held back the Chinese troops for 27 days, which forced them to deploy its reserve division from Tawang to Walong.

“Outnumbered and with little ammunition and no resource of any kind, the valiant troops continued to hold their ground in a classic example of fighting till last man, last round,” the statement said.

This saga of valour and sacrifice serves as

a tale of inspiration for generations to come, it added.

The month-long celebrations which are aligned with the operations and events as it occurred in between October and November 1962, would include lectures on the Battle of Walong at Army War College Mhow, Defence Services Staff College Wellington and in Kolkata, the statement said.

The event was inaugurated at Walong in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh by General Officer Commanding of Spear Corps on Monday.

He paid homage at the war memorial and interacted with the war veterans and also honoured the porters who participated in the battle.

An equipment display was also organised for the locals as part of ‘Know your Army’ campaign.

The event would also include a motorcycle rally, to be flagged off from Tezpur, which will traverse the battlefields of 1962, collecting soils from those areas, which will thereafter be instated at Walong War Memorial, the statement said. The celebrations would culminate on November 17 at Walong.

A large number of war veterans and their relatives would also be honoured, the statement said.

and Rajya Sabha member Samir Oraon also appointed as election observers of the party in poll-bound state.

Amid the preparations for the elections, a fresh controversy erupted after the BJP brought around 300 bikes and 100 Scorpio cars to Tripura from Uttar Pradesh forcing the opposition parties including the CPI-M, Trinamool Congress and the Congress to demand a probe, alleging that the vehicles would be utilised for various “nefarious activities”.

Refuting the opposition parties’ allegations, the BJP said that around 100 bikes were brought for a statewide campaign by the party leaders and workers.

test landing, Chief Minister Pema Khandu posted in the social media, “It is a milestone moment for us as we’re making every possible effort to ensure ease of travel in our state. Gratitude to all for contributing their bit to improve our people’s ease of life!”

He later tweeted “It’s so satisfying and fulfilling to see IndiGo flight making a successful test landing at Donyi Polo airport. Ensuring better connectivity to our people is a top priority of my government. Rest assured, we’ll ensure we’ve many more flights from Itanagar.”

State Civil Aviation Minister Nakap Nalo expressed his delight on Facebook by writing “History being made as air connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh begins very soon.

Indigo Air has successfully made its test landing today at Donyi Polo Airport”.

The minister said that Arunachal’s tourism sector will benefit highly once the airport becomes operational as it will become easy for international and domestic tourists to reach the state.

State Home Minister Bameng Felix who was present at the airport on the occasion termed the test

landing a “long cherished dream of the people of the state”.

“A milestone moment indeed! Congratulations to all,” Felix tweeted.

The first flight test landing was conducted by the Airports Authority of India in the airport on July 19 this year.

Developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at an estimated cost of Rs 645 crore, the Donyi Polo airport is a greenfield one with eight check in counters and will be able to accommodate 200 passengers during peak hours of the day.

APEDA keen to promote Sikkim’s organic model to rest of India

GUWAHATI, OCT 18 (AGENCIES):

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) would like to take Sikkim’s organic model to other parts of the country, said Dr. M. Angamuthu, chairman, APEDA at a one-day International Buyer Seller Meet (IBSM) held in Gangtok today.

The global buyer-seller meet is a part of APEDA’s robust strategy to promote the export of indigenous and locally grown organic agricultural and horticultural products from the northeastern region.

The meet was held in

AFFIDAVIT (Declaration)

I, Shri. Yashimenba resident of Officers’ Hill Colony, Kohima Nagaland declare through Affidavit Regd. No. 3765 dated 17/10/2022 that my name in service book, PIMS and E-Bill system has been recorded as Yashimenba Ao. That the names Yashimenba and Yashimenba Ao refers to one and the same person i.e. myself. Therefore, my correct and official name is Yashimenba and the same shall be used for all official purposes. K-2442/22

In the court of the deputy commIssIoner dImapur dIstrIct : nagaland

NO.REV-12/2000-D/8709

Notice

Dt. Dimapur the 07th October, 2022

In the matter of application received from Shri. Megolhubei Savino, Secretary Kuda Village Council, R/o Kuda Village, B Khel, Dimapur, Nagaland regarding issue of duplicate Jamabandi/Patta for Government Primary School and Youth Club Nagarjan Village, bearing Patta No. 192, Dag No. 113, measuring 04B-00K-19Ls at Village Nagarjan under Dimapur Mouza No. 03 which is reported to be lost and accordingly an FIR Police Complaint Report to the Officerin-Charge, East Police Station, Dimapur bearing Vide No. 04/2022 Dated 08/08/2022 and Sworn in Affidavit for issue of the duplicate Jamabandi vide Regd. No. 511/22 Dated 12/6/22 duly notarized furnished by the applicant.

The undersigned hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land and should be submitted to this court in written within 1 (one) month from the date of issue of this notice.

sd/-sachIn JaIsWal , Ias deputy commissioner dimapur : nagalandDP-5006/22

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER mon : nagaland NO. GA/SADAR-RECOGNITION/TEKUN/2018-19/2168/MON, dated the 13th October 2022.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Whereas, a proposal has been received by the undersigned for recognition of new village to be known as Tekun under Tizit Sub-Division in Mon District measuring an area of 70,31,250 sq metres with the following boundaries:

: Kamsit

SOUTH : Kanitong

EAST : Angmei Nallah

4. WEST : Lower Tiru Road

Therefore, it is hereby notified for information of all concerned individual/groups/villages that any claims and objections against the recognition of Tekun Village should be submitted to this Office in written within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. If no objection is received in written within the stipulated time, it will be assumed that there is no complaint whatsoever in connection to the above proposal and the matter shall be forwarded to the Government for further necessary action.

(aJIt Kumar Verma) Ias deputy commissioner mon : nagalandDB-1230/22

association with the state Agriculture Department to showcase a variety of agricultural products, including exotic fruits and vegetables, grown in landlocked Sikkim to the world market.

Sikkim is the first 100 percent organic state in the world and has a huge agricultural potential as the state is one of the hot-spot in the Eastern Himalayas.

APEDA chairman M. Angamuthu said, “We all know Sikkim is a leader in organic products. We want to promote Sikkim’s purest form of organic in the country as well as across the globe in the days to

come. Let us work together and promote Sikkim as the choicest and finest destinations in terms of horticulture, value-added organic products and other range of products where we have a competitive and comparative advantage.”

“Sikkim can set an example in the Indian organic market as we want to take the Sikkim model in other parts of the country. On the lines of Sikkim, we want to develop J&K and other Himalayan states, including NE states for organic farming and promote organic agricultural products in the international market,” he said.

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It is hereby informed to the owner of the Vehicle Chassis No:- MA3EZDE1800449985 Engine No:-K10BN2160564 that you have left your vehicle and have not retrieved it till date. Therefore, kindly come and retrieve your vehicle and pay the necessary payment to be made within 7( seven) days of this publication. Contact No:- 7641007615 DB-1229/22

In the court of the deputy commIssIoner dImapur dIstrIct : nagaland

Notice NO. REV-10/2015-D

Dt. Dimapur the 07th October, 2022

In the matter of application received from Shri. Megolhubei Savino, Secretary Kuda Village Council, Dimapur, Nagaland regarding issue of duplicate Jamabandi/Patta for Nagarjan Co-operative Society bearing Patta No. 214, Dag No. 443 measuring 00B-03K-00Ls at Block No. 6 under Dimapur Mouza No. 1 which is reported to be lost and accordingly an FIR Police Complaint Report to the Officerin-Charge, East Police Station, Dimapur bearing G.D.E/Register No. 04/2022 Dated 08/08/2022 and Sworn in Affidavit for issue of the duplicate Jamabandi vide Regd. No. 512/22 Dated 17/6/22 duly notarized furnished by the applicant.

The undersigned hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land and should be submitted to this court in written within 1 (one) month from the date of issue of this notice.

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cALLiNG Notice

To, No : 73969 CN Renjanthung S/o : Rhyuzamo Village : Yanthamo PO/PS : Wokha District : Wokha State : Nagaland

Whereas you have been found absent from Govt. bonafide duty w.e.f. 30th August 2022 and inspite of 3 (three) calling notice issued to you vide T/O Letter No (i) 7NAP / RO-5/2022-23/1066 Dated 8th Sept 2022, BRO No. 2088 Dated 23rd Sept. 2022 and No. 2173 Dated 10th Oct 2022 but you failed to report back for duty.

You are therefore directed to report to the office of the Commandant 7NAP Battalion, Bhandari within 7 (seven) days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which you will be declared as deserted and action will be taken against you ex-parte. This may be treated as last notice.

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Subhas Sarkar with beneficairies of Central sponsored scheme in Churachandpur on Tuesday.

Indigo crew and Arunachal Pradesh state officials at Donyi Polo airport in Itanagar.

Narendra Modi

File photo of Battle of Walong

PM inaugurates General Assembly of Interpol

CALLS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ‘ELIMINATE SAFE HAVENS’ FOR TERRORISTS

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (PTI): Calling the global community to work faster to “eliminate safe havens” for terrorists, criminals and the corrupt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said when the “forces of good cooperate, the forces of crime cannot operate”.

Inaugurating the 90th General Assembly of In terpol, the prime minister warned about the harmful globalised threats that the world faces -- terrorism, corruption, drug traffick ing, poaching and organised crime. “The pace of change of these dangers is faster than earlier. When threats are global, the response can not be just local! It is high time that the world comes together to defeat these threats,” Modi said.

The prime minister released a commemorative postage stamp and a Rs 100 coin to mark the 90th General Assembly. He was welcomed at the venue by Home Minister Amit Shah, Interpol President Ahmed Naser Al Raisi and Secre tary General Jurgen Stock.

Prime Minister Modi was introduced to the Ex ecutive Committee by the Interpol president.

In his address to the gathering of 195 member countries of Interpol which included a delegation of Pakistan led by its Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Mohsin Butt, the prime minister said India has been combating trans-national terrorism for several decades.

“Long before the world woke up to it, we knew the price of safety and security.

Thousands of our people made the ultimate sacrifice

in this fight,” he said.

He said a safe and se cure world is a shared re sponsibility of the global community.“When the forces of good cooperate, the forces of crime cannot operate,” he said.

He said there can be no safe havens for the cor rupt, terrorists, drug cartels, poaching gangs or organised crime. “Such crimes against people in one place are crimes against everyone, crimes against humanity.

Further, these not only harm our present but also impact our future generations. Po lice and law enforcement

agencies need to devise pro cedures and protocols to in crease cooperation. Interpol can help by speeding up Red Corner Notices for fugitive offenders,” he said. India has 780 active Red Notices as of now, of which 205 are related to criminals wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

In his 14-minute speech, the prime minister said terrorism is not limited to physical space and has spread its presence through online radicalization and cyber threats.

“At the click of a but ton, an attack can be ex ecuted or systems can be brought to their knees. Each nation is working on strate gies against them. But what we do within our borders is no longer enough. There is a need to further develop international strategies.

“Establishment of ear ly detection and warning systems, protecting trans portation services, security for communication infra structure, security for critical infrastructure, technical and technological assistance,

intelligence exchange, many of these things need to be taken to a new level,” he said. The prime minister said corruption and finan cial crimes have harmed the welfare of the citizens of many countries.

“The corrupt find a way to park the proceeds of crime in different parts of the world. This money belongs to the citizens of the country from which they have been taken. Often, this has been taken from some of the poorest people in the world,” he said.

He said such illicit money is pushed into evil activities and becomes one of the major sources of ter ror funding. “From illegal drugs that destroy young lives to human trafficking, from weakening democra cies to the sale of illegal arms, this dirty money funds many destructive enter prises. Yes, there are diverse legal and procedural frame works to deal with them. However, there is a need for the global community to work even faster to eliminate safe havens,” the PM said.

BJP should ask PM Modi to undergo lie detector test: AAP

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (PTI): The BJP should ask Prime Minister Na rendra Modi to undergo a lie detector test and say the CBI and the ED are neutral agencies and have nothing to do with his party, the AAP said on Tuesday. The reaction of the AAP came after BJP leader Kapil Mishra dared Delhi Deputy CM Manish

Sisodia to subject himself to a lie detector test over his claim that the CBI tried to put pressure on him to quit his party and join the saffron outfit. The BJP leader also said Sisodia’s al legation was a “shameless” attempt to “influence” the agency’s probe into the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. “The BJP should ask Prime Minister Narendra

Modi to undergo a lie de tector and narco-analysis test and say the CBI and the ED are autonomous and neutral agencies and have nothing to do with the BJP and the Centre,”

AAP’s chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj told a press conference here.

He said the central probe agencies’ autonomy and independence is the

Kharge vs Tharoor: Cong to get first non-Gandhi president in 24 years today

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (PTI): The Congress will get its first non-Gandhi presi dent in 24 years on Wednes day after more than 9,500 votes cast to choose between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are counted to cap the elec tion contest, the sixth in its 137-year-old history.

The counting of the votes cast on Monday will begin at 10 am on Wednes day at the AICC headquar ters here. While Kharge is considered the firm favou rite with his perceived prox imity to the Gandhis and a large number of senior lead ers backing him, Tharoor has pitched himself as the candidate of change.

The process of bring ing all the ballot boxes from the 68 polling booths set up across the country by the party will be completed by Tuesday. The sealed boxes will be kept in a “strong room” at the party head quarter. The sealed ballot boxes will be opened before the candidates’ agents and

the votes will be mixed re peatedly as they are added from various boxes.

Congress central elec tion authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry has expressed satisfaction with the party’s presidential polls process, saying it was “free, fair and transparent”.

He has also assured that it was a secret ballot and no one would get to know who voted for whom.

Of the total 9,915 Pradesh Congress Com mittee (PCC) delegates that formed the electoral college to pick the party chief in a

Govt gets more time to frame CAA rules

NEW DELHI, OCT 18

(PTI): The Union home ministry has been granted yet another extension by the Parliamentary Committees on Subordinate Legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules of the Citizenship (Amend ment) Act, 2019, sources said on Tuesday.

While the permission has been granted from the Rajya Sabha till December 31, 2022, the Lok Sabha has granted the time till January 9, 2023. This is the sev enth extension given to the home ministry to frame the rules under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

The Modi government wants to grant Indian na tionality to persecuted nonMuslim migrants from Ban gladesh, Pakistan and Af ghanistan -- Hindus, Sikhs,

Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians -- who had come to India till December 31, 2014.

The CAA was passed by the Parliament on De cember 11, 2019, and the presidential nod was re ceived the next day. Subse quently, it was notified by the home ministry.

However, the law is yet to be implemented as rules under the CAA are yet to be framed. Rules under a law have to be framed for its implementation.

According to the Man ual on Parliamentary Work, the rules for any legislation should have been framed within six months of presi dential assent or seek exten sion from the Committees on Subordinate Legislation in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

secret ballot, over 9,500 cast their ballot at PCC offices and the AICC headquarters, Mistry said at a press confer ence after the polling ended on Monday.

The Congress has claimed that its internal democracy has no paral lel in any other party and it is the only one to have a central election authority for organisational polls. It is the sixth time in its nearly 137-year-old history that an electoral contest is deciding who would take up the man tle of the party’s president as successor to Sonia Gandhi.

“biggest lie” in the coun try and demanded that the PM also “reveal the truth” about the CBI and ED during his address at the 90th Interpol General Assembly.

Bharadwaj alleged that Modi is ahead of all other leaders in the country when it comes to telling lies with great ease. “The PM should undergo a lie detec

tor and narco-analysis test and say that his friend was not among those whose loans worth Rs 10 lakh crore were waived,” he said, asking, “Will he do that?”

After more than nine hours of questioning by the CBI on Monday, Sisodia claimed that he was asked to quit the AAP and join the BJP.

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7 dead as helicopter ferrying Kedarnath pilgrims crashes

RUDRAPRAYAG (U’KHAND), OCT 18 (PTI): A helicopter ferrying pilgrims from Kedarnath temple to Guptkashi here crashed into a hill due to poor visibility on Tuesday, killing all six pilgrims and the pilot on the spot.

The chopper -- Bell 407 (VT-RPN) and operated by Aryan Aviation -- burst into flames at around 11.45 am at Dev Darshini in Garud Chatti, Rudraprayag Dis trict Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh said.

Teams from the Na tional Disaster Response Force, disaster response forces of Uttarakhand and Delhi, and police brought the bodies to the Kedarnath helipad. The Rudraprayag disaster management office identified the victims as Poorva Ramanuj (26), Kriti Brar (30) and Urvi Brar (25) from Gujarat, and Sujata (56), Prem Kumar and Kala (60) from Tamil Nadu. Pilot Anil Singh (57) hailed from Maharashtra, it said.

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotira

ditya Scindia condoled the loss of lives.

“The news of the death of many pilgrims, including the pilot, in the helicopter crash near Kedarnath Dham is very sad. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones,” Murmu tweeted in Hindi.

“Anguished by the he licopter crash in Uttara khand. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families,” Modi was quoted as saying in a tweet by his office.

Scindia wrote, “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the tragic crash. My heart felt condolences to the fami lies of the deceased. May God give them the strength

to bear this loss.”

In another tweet, he said the civil aviation minis try was constantly monitor ing the situation.

“The helicopter crash in Kedarnath is extremely unfortunate. We are in touch with the state government to ascertain the magnitude of the loss, and are constantly monitoring the situation,” he said. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, too, expressed grief and ordered a detailed inquiry into the crash. In August 2019, three people were killed in a pri vate helicopter crash. The chopper was carrying relief material to the victims of severe floods and cloudburst in Uttarkashi.

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PM Narendra Modi speaks during the 90th General Assembly of INTERPOL, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Tuesday. (PTI)

A helicopter carrying pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, Tuesday. (PTI)

Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor

Clear-up operation

It was enough to call for felling all hundreds of fast growing trees lined up by the roadside dividing the Arcade with the main road, after the tragic freak incident at Naga Shopping Arcade on Octo ber 12 when two uprooted trees that fell on some vendors, killing one on the spot while another died on way to hospital besides causing serious injuries on seven others. There were previous incidents when uprooted trees fell but thankfully there was no fatality. These trees that lined up the side of the road from beginning from Nagarjan traffic junction to the road leading to the Circuit House had been planted sometime in 1992 as part of plantation drive. The motive was good but the species chosen to be planted on a busy area was not. According to of ficials of the state’s forest department, tree species planted at the roadside included eucalyptus, rain tree and Putranjiva roxburghii. Eucalyptus trees are fast growing but don’t have wildly aggressive root systems but their roots do grow very quickly and are generally, shallow rooting and are prone to branch breakage, limb drop and complete tree failure at the base of the root plate – which is called wind throw. Most eucalyptus trees and windy conditions don’t go well together. Winds tip the tree back and forth, and the swaying loosens the soil around the trunk base. As a result, the tree’s shallow roots tear, uprooting the tree. The other species is commonly known as rain tree which is also fast growing and also prone to tree-fall caused by strong winds. This is more likely to occur when soils are wet and the tree’s roots are unable to securely anchor themselves in the soil. The other species is Putranjiva roxburghii, an evergreen tree,which grows up to a height of 12 meters. Due to frequent tree-fall incidents activists in Mumbai, activists are demanding that the civic authorities plant only indigenous species in the city. The common factor of all the fast growing tree spe cies is that they are prone to tree-fall and breakage of limb branches. Tree-fall is a major problem which is a threat to people, buildings and electric power lines etc. The trees along the dividing wall, running parallel to the above mentioned road stretch have been largely been left unattended. This is one factor that has increased the potential danger of tree-fall. Now that the over-400 trees are to be felled within a few days, the space would be denuded. It is hoped that authorities will not replace the fallen trees with other species. The lesson from the tragedy should not be repeated and so, no more trees should be re planted at the space from where the trees are being felled. This will help beautify the area and allow vis ibility of the Naga Shopping Arcade. As the vendors have been relocated to appropriate stalls, it is also hoped that authorities will also impose the ban on roadside/street vendors. This particular stretch of the road used to be packed with all types of vehicles belonging to shoppers and vendors parked on the roadside and thus causing traffic jam. The tragedy has given authorities an opportunity to clear the area of vendors. Also the Development Authority of Nagaland, has to deal with the hordes of vendors crowding the sidewalks within the Arcade by relo cating them to alternative place.

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The Key to the Missionary’s Devotion

…they went forth for His name’s sake… —3 John 7 Our Lord told us how our love for Him is to exhibit itself when He asked, “Do you love Me?” (John 21:17). And then He said, “Feed My sheep.” In effect, He said, “Identify yourself with My interests in other people,” not, “Identify Me with your interests in other people.” 1 Corin thians 13:4-8 shows us the characteristics of this love— it is actually the love of God expressing itself. The true test of my love for Jesus is a very practical one, and all the rest is sentimental talk.

Faithfulness to Jesus Christ is the supernatural work of redemption that has been performed in me by the Holy Spirit— “the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit…” (Romans 5:5). And it is that love in me that effectively works through me and comes in contact with everyone I meet. I remain faithful to His name, even though the commonsense view of my life may seemingly deny that, and may appear to be declaring that He has no more power than the morning mist.

The key to the missionary’s devotion is that he is at tached to nothing and to no one except our Lord Himself. It does not mean simply being detached from the external things surrounding us. Our Lord was amazingly in touch with the ordinary things of life, but He had an inner detachment except toward God. External detachment is often an actual indication of a secret, growing, inner attachment to the things we stay away from externally.

The duty of a faithful missionary is to concentrate on keeping his soul completely and continually open to the nature of the Lord Jesus Christ. The men and women our Lord sends out on His endeavors are ordinary human people, but people who are controlled by their devotion to Him, which has been brought about through the work of the Holy Spirit.

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~ Tennessee Williams

Post-mortem

Intangki National Park under siege

During the mid-2019, there were rather serious rumors afloat that the managerial establishment of the Forest Dept. in the Intangki Na tional Park including the staff quarters of the Forest Dept. had been taken over and was under complete control of NSCN (IM). It was also made apparently clear that the Forest Dept. was helpless in not being able to stop the NSCN (IM) cadre from their activities within the Intangki Nation al Park. Being disturbed by such floating informa tion, the Senior Citizens’ Association of Nagaland (SCAN) felt the need to act responsibly for the sake of our future generation and find out the veracity in this matter. Therefore, on the 14th Sept, 2020, SCAN knowingly filed an RTI not directly to the Forest Dept. but to: The Public Information Officer (PIO); Interlocutor & Governors Secretariat; Raj Bhavan; Govt. of Nagaland, Ko hima with the hope that the Raj Bhavan would influence the concerned Dept. to provide truthful response to the questions raised in this RTI.

The Raj Bhavan redi rected this RTI to the Chief Secretary of Nagaland on 15th Sept, 2020 who fur ther forwarded the same to the PIO, EF &CC Dept. on 18th Sept, 2020. On receipt of the RTI of SCAN, the Principal Chief Conserva tor of Forest & Head of the Forest Force further redirected this RTI to the Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland Dimapur on 24th Sept, 2020. Finally, on 12th Oct, 2020 the Di rector, Intangki National Park furnished a vague evasive reply to the RTI questionnaires. Unfortu nately, SCAN could not take the matter forward at an earlier date due to the Covid-19 pandemic during the ensuing period includ ing slowdown of functional continuity caused due to change of guard in the Association. The SCAN

would like to express our thanks to the Office of the Chief Information Com missioner for acknowl edging the public interest involved in this matter and taking the initiative by bringing the official rep resentatives of the Forest Dept. and the representa tives of SCAN together for a face to face hearing in his Honble Court on 7th Sept, 2022 to review this unresolved pending issue. SCAN had raised ten ques tions in this RTI. Apart from other general issues, there were four pointed questions in relation to the subject as follows:

Question No.7 of the RTI: Provide informa tion as to why the Forest Dept.s Staffs on duty for the protection of Intangki Reserved Forest have been issued vacation notice from their quarters built spe cifically for the Dept. of Forest. Answer officially provided by the Director, Intangki National Park: No such vacation order to the Intangki Reserved Forest Staff was received. However, in course of be ing further questioned in the Honble Court aforesaid as to whether it was a fact that the staff quarters of the Forest Dept. were now under physical occupation by the NSCN (IM), the Forest Dept. confirmed this to be a fact. It is now therefore an established and confirmed fact that NSCN (IM) has taken over the full control of the Forest Dept.s Intangki establishment.

Question No. 8: Pro vide photo copies of the official vacation notice served to the Forest Dept. by the State Govt. direct ing them to vacate the premises of the quarters allotted to the staffs of the Forest Dept. stationed at Intangki Reserved Forest. Official Answer provided: No such official vacation notice served to the Forest Dept. by the State Govt. Please refer the enclosed Official Statement of the PIO, Shri T. Aochuba, IFS,

Director, Intangki National Park, Dimapur, Nagaland, for Respondents in the Courts Judgement Or der passed by the Honble Court of the Nagaland Information Commission, Nagaland, Kohima, Date of hearing held on 7th Sept, 2022 at 12:30 PM, on page No 5, para 4 & 5 is quoted as under: The PIO stated that the above developments mentioned by the applicants (now complainants) happened without the knowledge of the Forest Dept. and the matter was intimated to the Govt, however, after the Ceasefire between the NSCN (IM) and the Govt of India, it became appar ent that the Govt. had some plan which is unknown.

Query No. 8 & 9, the PIO stated that as he was told, the Dept. was instructed about the plan of the Govt. to convert the forest colony (Intangki National Park) and hence, the Dept. could not do anything or have any say when the Govt. had directed the Dept..

Now, the Dept/Re spondents volunteered an explanation in the Honble Court of Nagaland In formation Commission that after the Cease-Fire with the GOI, NSCN (IM) had begun their persistent harassment and threats to wards all the Forest Dept. personnel posted within Intangki National Park resulting in all the staffs vacating their quarters one after another in fear. Ques tion No.9: Provide photo copy of the orders, direc tive, resolution of the State Govt. reallocating the staff quarters constructed for the employees of the Forest Dept/Forest Guards to the new occupants, a faction of Naga Political Groups.

Answer: No such orders, directives or resolutions of the State Govt. are avail able in the office record.

The Forest Dept. represen tatives however clarified before the Honble Court that after the vacation of their quarters by the staffs in fear, they categorically

affirmed that all the vacated quarters were later occu pied by the NSCN (IM) cadre and continues to be occupied to date. Question No. 10: Provide informa tion if any environmental clearance has been given to the present aforesaid occupants of the Intangki Reserved Forest for clearing the jungle, deforestation by the Govt. Official Answer: No such environmental clearance was issued by the Govt. On being ques tioned further the Forest Dept/Respondents admit ted that they have lost all control over the Intangki Reserved Forest as of now to such an extent that even their Departmental Officers have to seek prior permis sion from the NSCN (IM) to enter into the Intangki National Park.

The above excerpt is a factual reflection of the actual proceeding in the Honble Court of the Chief Information Com missioner, Nagaland which unambiguously reveals the ground reality as it stands today. According to the Forest Dept/Respondents, the State Govt. had been officially kept informed about the harassment being meted out to the field Offi cers posted at Intangki Na tional Park by the NSCN (IM) from inception but the State Govt. has deliberately been looking the other way without taking any positive steps to stop this contemp tuous act of atrocity by the NSCN (IM). It is because of acts such as this that the people now believe that the forests and sound environmental existence, ecosystem of Nagaland State, the Nation or of the World and the future of the people of Nagaland State are in great danger.

Intangki National Park consists of a vast forests area of 202 square kilo meters, blessed with rich mineral resources of all kinds above and beyond imagination, which shall not be encroached.

For the people of Na galand State, this is not a

Consecration prayer of Naga National Prayer Day at the inaugural service on October 16

Responsive reading Minister: Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven; whose sins are covered.

Congregation: Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him, and in whose spirit is no deceit. (Ps 32:1-2 (NIV)

Unison: Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. (Ps 33:12 NIV)

Consecration

prayer Almighty God, the Creator of heaven and earth.

We praise your mag nificent Name and adore

your wonderful works; You are the root of human race, the God of all nations and the Author of history.

O Lord God of Isra el, the God of the Nagas, We acknowledge that you are our saviour. You called the Na gas out of darkness into your marvelous light

To make them your own people; You made a promise to our fathers saying, “Nagalim shall be for Christ.”

Inspired and guided by that spirit of promise, The Naga people have been marching on to possess it.

O Sovereign God, in you alone we shall trust;

For you are our God and we are your people;

Now, O Lord, save us from our enemies who by their evil schemes fragmented us into pieces; Protect us from the aggressors who want to destroy us;

Keep your people safe in your care.

O Lord, today, as we gather together here, To commence the Naga National Prayer Day

We hallowed your name among us.

We confess and ac knowledge your holy

Curbing hate speech

The Supreme Court has acknowledged that a petitioner may be right in claiming that the ‘entire atmosphere is getting sullied’ due to hate speech against minorities, even as it has sought responses from the Uttarakhand and Delhi govern ments on action taken by the police against the speak ers who spewed communal venom during Dharam Sansads last year. The court’s remarks come weeks after it had stated that ‘hate speech is like a layered thing, like killing someone, you can do it in multiple ways, slowly or otherwise.’ The court had not only pulled up the Centre for remaining a mute spectator to the goings-on, but also emphasised the need for stricter regulations to monitor TV debates which often degenerated into platforms for hate speech.

Speeches that demonise certain groups often in flame communal passions, posing a threat to peace as well as law and order; what’s worse, they undermine India’s secular credentials. New Delhi had to do a lot of diplomatic firefighting after the controversial statements made by a couple of BJP leaders about

time for complacency. We need to clearly understand that the final solution must be fair and square for all Nagas no matter where they are. In the absence of sovereignty and integration let our brothers in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh get their share of privileges for their self-dependence through their Autonomous Regional Territorial Coun cil. The Naga people of Nagaland State will be happy for them but in the same breath it needs be said loud and clear that the people of Nagaland State must also have the same uncontaminated privileges without the interference of other brothers from beyond the present boundary of the State of Nagaland. The State of Nagaland cannot whimsically be converted into make-believe Naga Nation without integration and sovereignty, for all Nagas from everywhere to share equal rights with the Nagas of Nagaland while enjoying their exclusive privileges in their own State(s) at the same time in the absence of sovereignty and integration.

Further, without in tegration it is not the re sponsibility of the State of Nagaland to promote a mere population inte gration without land and rehabilitate our national workers belonging to other States with our aforesaid Intangki National Park. Nagaland should take care of its own national work ers and let the other States do the same. Nagas have not suffered these many torturous decades for selfdetermination just so, as to land up losing our own land instead of protecting it for the future generations to come. So as to create a Headquarter for Pan Naga Hoho within the Intangki National Park and allow our younger generation to be arbitrarily dominated by our other Naga brothers from beyond our present State of Nagaland in the post solution era is unac ceptable. The State Govt.

under the Chief Minister ship of Mr. Neiphiu Rio, Mr. T.R. Zeliang and Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu has a lot to answer to the people of Nagaland for collabo rating and clandestinely allowing the NSCN (IM) to take over complete control of Intangki National Park even before the final solu tion is arrived at. Naga Po litical Issue should not be used for their petty Political Party survival at the cost of our children’s future.

In conclusion, SCAN charges the State Govt. of Nagaland under the present leadership of Mr. Neiphiu Rio, as Chief Minister for complicity and for compromising the interest of the people of Nagaland State by allow ing the NSCN (IM) to take over the complete con trol of Intangki National Park. SCAN would also like to ask all honorable Nagas of Nagaland: are we going to remain silent while our very own elected State Govt. is clandestinely selling the rights of our younger generation and their future under our very nose? Intangki National Park is the heart and the lungs of the people of Nagaland and of the world. Therefore, it shall have to be protected, reserved and preserved at all cost to prevent climate change and ecological imbalances for the posterity for their survival. Remember what Edmund Burk said: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. SCAN believes this is not an issue for compromise, this is an issue that justifies appropriate uprising from all sections of the popula tion from Nagaland.

President, SCAN Dr. Khanlo Magh, Gen. Secy. SCAN, Dr. R. Rose Chakhesang, Vice President SCAN, Dr. P. Khala, Joint Secy. SCAN, C. Pankathang Lotha, Treasurer, SCAN S. P. Francis, Spokesman, SCAN, K. K. Sema, IAS (Rtd)

Speech of Gen. (Retd.) Viyalie Metha, Kedahge, Federal Government of Nagaland on 71st Martyr’s Day

name As Lord of lords and God of gods.

From this time forth, generations after generations, We shall be confess ing your holy name; As we call upon your name, O Lord, bless us; And bless those who bless us as well.

In the powerful name of Jesus Christ, we pray,

And all the God’s people say in unison:

Amen!

Rev. Dr. Pongsing Konyak

Former General Secretary, Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC)

the Prophet triggered a backlash from Islamic nations. The onus is on the political and religious leadership to restrain the hotheads and rabble-rousers and weed them out whenever they cross the line.

The prompt registration of FIR against the Vishva Hindu Parishad and other organisers of an event in Delhi, where a BJP MP and other speakers allegedly stoked communal tensions, conveys the stern message that nobody is above the law. Hate speech, however, is not always unleashed on minority communities. Sometimes, one minority group may use it to target another, or even direct it at the majority community. During a rally organised by the now-banned Popular Front of India in Kerala in May, a boy raised slogans that called for the killing of Hindus and Christians. The now-banned outfit did not even offer an apology for this extreme form of hate-mongering. With their credibility at stake, law enforcement agencies must crack the whip on all offenders who fan the flames, no matter which community they belong to.

(As published in The Tribune)

My dear countrymen, We are gathered here today on this important Naga National Day to honour and pay our respect to all those sacrificed lives of our martyred heroes who laid down their lives in the defense of our nation. It is a great honor to stand before you in commemoration of this Martyr’s Day, the 18th of October, 2022. It is an occasion like this that reminds us of the value of both a sacrificial life and a sacrificial death. I stand here to salute and pay my tributes to all those soldiers and civilians, who have laid down their lives for our Naga nation.

It was on the 18th of October 1952, Zasibito Nagi of Jotsoma Village was murdered in cold blood in the street of Kohima by the aggressing Indian forces. Thus, he be came the first martyr. Hence, this day has been marked as Martyr’s Day. Many like him have died. Brave soldiers have died in battlefields while many others were shot, captured and murdered. Besides soldiers, many civilians of men, women and children were murdered. Those who survived are living with the scars and trauma of an unjust war, a war of aggression, perpetrated by India upon Nagaland. To those who have died, I pay my tribute: their legacy will live on in our hearts and lives. Their blood and sweat had not been shed in vain, for it is because of this we continue to survive and thrive under extraordinary situations while also enriching our continual struggle against our aggressors.

To those of the younger generation who have not experienced the worst of our past: I fervently urge you to live exemplary lives as our heroes and martyrs have shown. By this, I do not necessarily mean we must all die to save our nation. The strategies of war have changed. Today, our aggressors fight us with money power, cultural assimilation, propaganda, economic packages in the guise of develop ment. All these are destroying our lives and values. The sacrifice we can make today is to stand firm on the altar of truth and righteousness, lest we die an unholy death while we are still alive. While standing firm in truth, it is also our responsibility to move forward unafraid of our future. This is possible when we possess the clarity of our history and the willingness to serve the nation with integrity as our martyrs have done.

It is my hope that every responsible citizen of Nagaland, both young and old, is reminded of the supreme sacrifice made by our martyrs for Nagaland. Let us all revisit the past and contribute our might in whatever way we can for our future; as our martyrs have done for us. May God bless Nagaland.

Kuknalim

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We don’t trust in hierarchical world order: Rajnath

GANDHINAGAR, OCT 18 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India does not believe in a “hierarchical world or der” where a few countries are considered superior to others.

India was steadfast in its commitment to provide support in all arenas to Af rican countries, he said, speaking at the India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD2022) here.

A `Gandhinagar Dec laration’ to enhance cooper ation in the fields of training and military exercises was adopted at the end of the event, organised on the side lines of Defence Expo 2020. “India does not believe in a hierarchical world order where a few countries are considered superior to oth ers,” Singh said, addressing the representatives of more than 50 countries including 19 defence ministers.

“India’s international relations are guided by the essence of human equality and dignity which is a part of its ancient ethos. We do not believe in making or becoming a client or satellite

state, and so when we part ner with any nation, it is on the basis of sovereign equal ity and mutual respect,” Singh said.

“India is steadfast in its commitment to provide sup port in all arenas to African countries, for fulfilling their aspirations for peace and stability in the region,” he added.

India’s partnership with Africa was centered on the ten guiding principles articulated by Prime Min ister Narendra Modi in his address to the parliament of Uganda in 2018, he said.

“African priorities are our priorities. We appreciate the efforts made by African countries towards building a common African peace and security architecture,” Singh said.

He was happy that the India-Africa Defence Dialogue was “institution alized” as a forum after the first India Africa Defence Ministers Conclave held in Lucknow in 2020, the de fence minister further said.

India also remains committed to support the African countries’ efforts to deal with the “challenges of

Peace in border areas clearly remains basis for normal ties with China: EAM

NEW DELHI, OCT 18

(PTI): Peace and tranquilli ty in the border areas clearly remains the basis for normal relations between India and China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday amid the linger ing border row in eastern Ladakh.

Jaishankar said the last few years have been a period of “serious challenge”, both for the relationship and for the prospects of the Asian continent.

“The continuation of the current impasse will not benefit either India or China. New normals of posture will inevitably lead to new normals of respons es,” he said, referring to the border row.

“It is the willingness to take a long-term view of their ties that the two countries must display to day,” Jaishankar said in an address at a conference on ‘China’s Foreign Policy and International Relations in the New Era’.

He said India’s search for a “more balanced” and “stable relationship” with

Seriously viewing allegations against Cong MLA: Vijayan

THIRUVANANTHA

PURAM, OCT 18 (PTI):

Kerala Chief Minister Pina rayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that while it was difficult to fathom why the Congress party has not taken any ac tion till date against its MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly, who is facing charges of rape and attempt to murder and is still untraceable, the state government was taking a serious view of the matter.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference here in the evening, the Chief Min ister said he was not going to comment on party affairs of the Congress, but it was difficult to understand why they have been unable to take a decision on what ac tion has to be taken against the MLA.

Vijayan said the state government, on the other hand, has taken a serious view of the allegations or complaint of the victim and a proper investigation would be carried out in the case.

“All necessary or requi site actions would be taken in the matter,” he told re porters. Earlier in the day, the Crime Branch wing of the police said that Kunnap pilly has also been booked for attempt to murder un der Section 307 of IPC on the basis of the victim’s statement that the Congress leader tried to kill her.

China was severely im pacted by the border row in eastern Ladakh.

“Given the develop ments of 2020, they obvi ously focus on an effective defence of the border. This was notably undertaken even in the midst of Covid,” Jaishankar said.

“Peace and tranquillity in the border areas clearly remains the basis for nor mal relations. From time to time, this has been mischie vously conflated with the sorting out of the boundary question,” he said.

Looking back at seven

decades of engagement, the external affairs minister sad it would be fair to state that India has essentially taken a determinedly bilateral ap proach to China.

“There are many rea sons for this, including a sense of Asian solidarity and suspicion of third par ty interests that emanated from other experiences,” he said.

Jaishankar said the ties can become sustainable on the basis of “three mutu als: mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual in terest”.

conflict, terrorism and vio lent extremism,” Singh said.

“We have created a robust public and private defence industry. A defence manufacturing ecosystem has been created in India which has the advantage of abundant technical man power. Our defence industry can work with you to fulfil your defence requirements,” he said.

India and African countries were also “im portant stakeholders” in ensuring a safe and secure maritime environment, es pecially in the Indian Ocean Region, he added.

Over the years, India has “contributed immense ly” to the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa and is amongst the top three countries contrib uting troops for UN peace keeping, the union minister noted. “I am sure that you also share our belief that the global world order deserves to be democratised further.

The world’s multilateral forums should be reflective of the change in global reali ties,” he said.

The Gandhinagar Dec

TN Speaker evicts LoP Palaniswami from assembly

CHENNAI, OCT 18 (IANS): Tamil Nadu As sembly Speaker M. Appavu on Tuesday ordered eviction of the AIADMK members, including Leader of Opposi tion K. Palaniswami, from the house.

The opposition mem bers, including Palaniswa mi, were trying to stage a protest near the Speaker’s chair after Appavu disal lowed him from trying to raise an issue during the Question hour.

The Speaker tried to convince the opposition MLAs to take their seats till the Question hour was over, but they were adamant that Palaniswami be allowed to speak. Even Leader of the House and Water Minister, S. Duraimurugan’s sugges tion that Palaniswami could be given a chance to speak after the Question hour was disregarded.

The Speaker said that the AIADMK members knew that such requests would not be allowed during question hour and that they had come fully prepared to create a “riot”.

2 workers from UP killed in grenade attack

SRINAGAR, OCT 18

(PTI): Two migrant la bourers hailing from Uttar Pradesh were killed after terrorists hurled a grenade at them in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.

A local “hybrid ter rorist” of proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and another suspect were arrest ed for the attack, they said.

“Hybrid terrorists” are unlisted radicalised youths who carry out terror strikes and slip back into their rou tine lives often without leav ing any trace. The labourers were injured in the attack and they were shifted to a hospital where they suc cumbed, the Kashmir Zone

Police said. The two men were identified as Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar, both residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj. Soon after the at tack, the area was cordoned off and a hunt was launched to nab the attackers, it said.

A hybrid terrorist of the LeT, who lobbed the grenade, was arrested, said Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar in a Twitter post.

The arrested terror ist was identified as Imran Bashir Ganie from Harmen, he added. The police officer said the victims were living in a tin shed and the attack ers dropped the grenade there during the night.

Talking to media in Shopian, Kumar said an

other suspect involved in the attack has been arrested while raids are being carried out at multiple locations to nab others involved in the killing. “We will soon neu tralise the Lashkar-e-Toiba men who were behind this attack,” he added.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the act.

“Words cannot ade quately condemn today’s barbaric terror attack on Manish Kumar and Ram Sagar from Kannauj, UP. My deepest condolence to their families. One terrorist has been arrested & hunt is on for the others. Security apparatus has been directed to launch coordinated CT ops,” Sinha said.

laration was adopted as an outcome document of IADD 2022, a defence min istry release said.

“It proposes to enhance cooperation in the field of training in all areas of mu tual interest by increasing training slots and deputation of training teams, empower ment and capability build ing of the defence forces of Africa, participation in exercises and humanitarian assistance during natural disasters,” it said.

“India offered fel lowship for experts from African countries through Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis,” the release added.

Representatives of more than 50 African coun tries, including 19 defence ministers, seven chiefs of defence staff, service chiefs and eight permanent sec retaries participated in the dialogue.

Singh and Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt also met visiting African ministers on the sidelines of the event and discussed de fence and bilateral relations, the release said.

Environment, Dalit activists need to join secular parties to defeat BJP: Yechury

KOLKATA, OCT 18 (PTI): CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury called for bringing together non-political forces includ ing environment and Dalit activists along with secular regional parties to defeat propagators of the “Hindu tva Rashtra”.

He said that efforts should be made to defeat the BJP first at the state level and after that, a national alternative will be formed.

“People’s movements on various issues, like Dalit movements, environment and climate change have to be brought together, thus strengthening Left and dem ocratic forces,” he said.

The CPI(M) leader said that it is necessary to bring together secular par ties, apart from these move ments, to “defeat the poison of communalism”.

This “broad platform” needs to be strengthened to defeat the “Hindutva Rash tra propagators”.

Holding that some regional parties are con sistently fighting against

Sitaram Yechury

communal forces, he said that they need to be brought together.

“This has to be done at the state level first to create an alternative (to the BJP),” he said at a programme here on Monday to mark the 103rd foundation day of the Communist Party of India.

Yechury claimed that there is huge potential for secular forces in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, but the im pediment lies in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Ben gal. “The BJP was given the opportunity to gain a foothold in West Bengal by the TMC,” he said, reiterat ing the CPI(M)’s allegation against the ruling party in the state. He asserted that it is for the Communist party

Delhi Riots: HC denies bail to Khalid

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, in custody for over two years, in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy be hind the riots here in Febru ary 2020, saying he was in constant touch with other co-accused and allegations against him are prima facie true.

The court also said the acts of the accused prima facie qualified as “terrorist act” under the anti-terror law UAPA.

A bench headed by Justice Siddharth Mridul said the anti-CAA protests “metamorphosed into vio lent riots”, which “prima facie seemed to be orches trated at the conspiratorial meetings”, and the state ments of the witnesses in dicate Khalid’s “active in volvement” in the protests.

“The appellant (Kha lid) was in constant touch with other co-accused per sons, including Sharjeel Imam, who arguably is at the head of the conspiracy; at this stage (of bail), it is difficult to form an opinion that there are not reason able grounds for believing that the accusation against the petitioner is prima facie not proved,” observed the bench, also comprising Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar.

Umar Khalid

“On in-depth and considered perusal of the chargesheet, the accompa nying documents ….this court expresses the inescap able conclusion that allega tions against the appellant are ‘prima facie true’ and hence, the embargo (on bail) created by Section 43D(5) of UAPA applies squarely.. Thus, the appel lant’s application seeking regular bail is rejected,” the court ruled.

Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and several others have been booked under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the “mas terminds” of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.

The violence had erupted during the protests against CAA and NRC.

In its 52-page order, the court observed that the “planned protests” were not the kind that are “normal in political culture or democ

racy (but were) far more destructive and injurious geared towards extremely grave consequences” and the acts of the accused pri ma facie qualified as “ter rorist act” under UAPA.

Taking the charge sheet and other material on face value, the court noted there was intentional blocking of roads to cause disruption in north-east Delhi, and the weapons used, the manner of attack and the resultant deaths and destruction indicate it was pre-planned.

It asserted that acts which threaten the coun try’s unity, cause communal friction and create terror in any section of the people by disturbing the social-fabric is a “terrorist act” and the issue of granting bail in the present case has to be considered in the “larger context of the societal con cerns involved in releasing an accused in juxtaposition with individual liberty”.

The court said the statements of the protected witnesses indicate the pres ence and active involvement of the appellant in the pro tests against the CAA and NRC.

and the Leftists to take on attempts to spread com munal hatred in policies, decision-making and at the political level.

“For that, the strength of Communists and oth er Leftists have to be in creased,” he said.

Giving examples of 1996 and 2004 when the United Front and UPA gov ernments were formed re spectively, he claimed that a similar alternative will come up after the 2024 general elections.

“In order to save and then change India, we have to ensure that the BJP does not remain in control of the central government and the states,” the CPI(M) leader said.

Yechury alleged that everything from airports to seaports is being sold off in the country to the private sector. “There is no global index in which India’s posi tion has not come down in the last eight years,” he said, alleging that unemployment is the highest ever in the country.

Govt gets more time to frame CAA

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (PTI): The Union home ministry has been granted yet another extension by the Parliamentary Committees on Subordinate Legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules of the Citizenship (Amend ment) Act, 2019, sources said on Tuesday.

While the permission has been granted from the Rajya Sabha till December 31, 2022, the Lok Sabha has granted the time till January 9, 2023. This is the sev enth extension given to the home ministry to frame the rules under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

The Modi government wants to grant Indian na tionality to persecuted nonMuslim migrants from Ban gladesh, Pakistan and Af ghanistan -- Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians -- who had come to India till December 31, 2014.

The CAA was passed by the Parliament on De cember 11, 2019, and the presidential nod was re ceived the next day. Subse quently, it was notified by the home ministry.

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Rs 95,000 cr to be invested in aviation sector: Scindia

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (IANS): Stressing on the importance of helipads in providing last-mile connectivity, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday urged the states to set up helipads in every district.

The Minister said that 82 helicopter corridors have been identified. He also talked about augmentation of flight training organisation capacity in the country and facilities for engine servicing.

He said the government recently abolished TNFC/ RNFC charges in 21 states to encourage helicopter operations. The Minister brought attention to the three recent initiatives unveiled at the recent Heli-India Summit in Srinagar, namely Framing of Guidelines for Fractional Ownership, Project Sanjeevani for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services and Project AKASH.

Jyotiraditya Scindia

On the issue of airports, the Minister said that in the next four years, about Rs 95,000 crore is likely to be invested by the Government and the private sector, which includes greenfield as well as brownfield airports. The Airports Authority of India is working on expansion of about 40 airports and setting up 3-4 new greenfield airports. Similarly, the private sector is also working on 60 brownfield and three greenfield airports. In the last 8 years, the number of airports has gone up from 74 to 141 (including helipads

ICICI Bank inaugurates DBU in Kohima

DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (NPN): ICICI Bank on Tuesday inaugurated a Digital Banking Unit (DBU) at Dr. Neilhouzil Kire Complex in Kohima.

The inauguration was part of the government’s plan to set up 75 DBUs in as many districts to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.

MP Rajya Sabha, S. Phangnon Konyak inaugurated the DBU in the presence of ICICI Bank officials.

The DBU comprises two distinguished areas-- a Self-service Zone and a Digital Assistance Zone. The Self-service Zone houses an ATM, a Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) and a Multi-Functional Kiosk (MFK) that offers a number of services including printing of passbook, depositing cheque and accessing internet banking. Further, it has a Digi Branch Kiosk that offers all services available on iMobile Pay, the Bank’s mobile banking app. The Self-service Zone is operational 24x7. The Zone provides a digital interactive screen where customers can interact with a chatbot as well as find product offers and mandatory notices.

At the Digital Assistance Zone, branch officials assist customers to undertake various financial and non-financial transactions.

and waterdromes) and the number is likely to cross 200 in the next 4-5 years.

Speaking on drone technology, the Minister said that a new revolution has begun and India is leading the initiative in the sector. He said that a conducive policy for promoting drones is already in place; incentives have been announced through PLI, and use of drone services are being promoted in a large manner with 22 ministries concentrating on this.

Scindia expressed that the Government is ready to undertake an expansion of the civil aviation sector. He called upon the states to have greater participation and be constructive partners in the progress.

Speaking on the current scenario, the Minister said that the civil aviation sector has passed through difficult times and it is now ready for take-off to its true potential.

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He disclosed that 30 new astroturf football grounds would be in place before end of 2023, adding that a good number of other sports infrastructure were also being created across Mizoram. Royte urged the Centre to recognise the potential of youth from the Northeast, while advising students to set their priorities with due care and maintain discipline, personal hygiene and fitness. He admitted that Mizoram lagged behind Nagaland in tourism and therefore had decided to come up with a Hornbill-type festival and learn from Nagaland vis-à-vis promoting tourism.

He also revealed that Mizoram would be hosting an international festival in November this year, and invited ANCSU and Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) office-bearers to be a part of the festival which would witness an attempt at creating a Guinness record for the biggest guitar ensemble.

Earlier, delivering the keynote address, Kesosul Christopher Ltu of ANCSU central organizing committee member explained that the objective of organising the event was to provide a platform and promote talents among students. He disclosed that 31 colleges were taking part at the meet comprising of 1,092 sportspersons.

In his presidential address, ANCSU president Toito D Chishi urged the State government to promote sports. Speaking on the occasion, NSF president Kegwayhun Tep extended greetings to the participants, pointing out that sports was integral to life today. He said though Nagaland was at the bottom of the list pertaining to youth development, sports facilities, etc, he hoped that the meet would help in bringing about positive change in Naga society. The participants were administered oath prior to start of games by ANCSU games and sports secretary Achiru Pfithu.

SCAN slams govt inaction on Intangki Ntl Park

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He informed that as per law, once a piece of forest land was declared as a reserved forest, the land automatically became a property of the government.

“How can we say there is a government when Forest Department staff/ employees have to acquire permission from NSCN (I-M) to carry out duties inside the park area?,” he asked. He also claimed that there were reports of massive deforestation and logging being undertaken in the National Park but in the absence of any surveillance of the forest by government officials, those claims were yet to be ascertained. It was also noted that, interestingly, no environmental clearance was issued by the government to NSCN (I-M) for deforestation and logging.

Sema claimed that the state government was sitting complacently over the matter, even though it was well aware of the issue. He asked if Nagas had fought over the past decades only to lose even the little property they possessed?

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NSCN (I-M) CEC member Victor Angami sharing his thoughts on solution claimed that if Nagas were to come under the constitution of India, he would render his resignation. He also said that NNC stood for solidarity of all Nagas.

He said NNC leaders collectively set aside October 18 to be “Naga National Martyrs’ Day” to be observed every year in memory of all those who laid down their lives

for the Naga cause.

Late Zasibito Nagi, born in 1921, was the son of Vizielhou Nagi from Jotsoma village. At the programme, one minute silence was observed in memory of “national workers” who laid down their lives for the “nation”.

The programme was led by Pfüzhalie Nakhro, invocation was given by Baptist Church Jotsoma, Pastor Zakiebinyü Peseyie and vote of thanks was proposed by ARC chairman, Chosel.

Next NDPP-BJP govt will be more effective : Chingwang (From p-1)

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He said Nagas of Nagaland have been taken for a ride both by NSCM (IM) and the State government. In this, he said SCAN was of the view that a final solution to the Naga political issue must be fair and square for all Nagas.

Supplementing Sema, SCAN adviser Kuolachalie Seyie clarified that the association was not a political organisation and nor against any group.

He however reiterated, that SCAN’s fight was for survival and a divine duty, when huge forest areas were being destroyed that posed real threat to the very survival of Nagas. Seyie maintained that even the Constitution of India acknowledged that the land belonged to Nagas and that “the government cannot not steal and give it to someone else”.

He said the Park area was acquired and therefore, if the government decided to utilise it in any other way, then as per the initial agreement, the landowners have the right to take back land as per Land Regulation Act.

He expressed the hope

that Nagas would wake up to the issue and stand united against any force trying to destroy their land and property.

Asked whether SCAN was willing to join hands with tribe organisations if they came forward to protect the National Park from encroachment, Sema replied that the association was more than willing to sit with them and chalk out possible solution to resolve the issue.

On the next plan of action, Sema said the association wished to see the issue resolved in a most amicable way. He however, warned that SCAN would take to legal recourse, if it was left with no other option and as the last resort to fight for one’s rights.

Intangki was declared a reserved forest on May 7, 1923 and was later declared a national park on March 3, 1993. The Park is governed by laid down rules and regulations under the Nagaland Forest Act, 1968, Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and various administrative orders of the government from time to time.

Oil price may go up, says Emkay

CHENNAI, OCT 18 (IANS): The reduction in oil production, high logistics cost for Russian oil, expected higher demand, and other factors are expected to push up the crude oil prices, said Emkay Wealth Management.

According to the company, the crude oil prices have been trading in the range of $65-120/bbl in the past 1 year, and are way off the high levels witnessed in the month of June 2022.

Brent crude is currently at around $92 per barrel at a critical level owing to the onset of winter resulting in higher demand for oil in Europe, people moving out on their vehicle during the holiday season, and supplies from Russia to be curtailed by almost 50 per cent by December of this year.

This is because of the disagreement on European

countries’ proposed capping of the price of Russian oil, said Emkay Wealth. Further the purchase of oil by some countries from Russia, including India, is likely to be stopped due to the high freight which borders on almost an additional $7-8 per barrel which makes it more expensive compared to the supplies from the Middle East or Africa.

“Therefore, it is highly

likely that the supply from Russia may be around 2.50 million barrels per day,” Emkay Wealth said.

These aside, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has reduced production and supplies are about three million barrels per day short compared to the target.

“This shortfall has been met with the supply from the

Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) of the US on a weekly basis. In the last couple of weeks, the release from the SPR has been to the tune of 7 million barrels for commercial use,” Emkay Wealth said.

The SPR level is at its lowest level in recent history. According to some reports, the US would replenish the stock that has been released in any case at some point in time.

It will have to move into replenishing the stock once the oil price touches lower levels.

Despite the strength of the US dollar as indicated by the Dollar Index, oil prices are expected to stay northbound mainly on the account of supply-restricting factors, and therefore, we could see a retest of higher levels in the coming weeks, Emkay Wealth added.

Indian general insurance sector logs 15.3% growth

CHENNAI, OCT 18 (IANS): The Indian nonlife industry logged 15.3 per cent growth during the first half of FY23 as compared to 12.6 per cent growth for the same period previous year, CARE Ratings Ltd said.

According to the credit rating agency, the business growth for the first half of FY23 was driven by health (especially the group segment), motor, and crop insurance.

During the period under review, the industry had logged a premium of Rs 125,195.9 crore up from Rs 108,575.3 crore earned during the first half of FY22.

The trend of private players outpacing their public peers has continued, with private companies growing faster than their public counterparts.

The market share of private non-life insurance companies has witnessed a sustained increase to 60 per cent in H1 FY23 from 57 per cent in H1 FY22 and 55 per cent in H1 FY21, CARE Ratings said.

According to CARE Ratings, the health segment is anticipated to witness

continued demand amid increased awareness postCovid.

The long-term growth of motor insurance would be driven by growth in the automotive industry which would boost the motor insurance market and increase penetration amongst the uninsured vehicles on road.

Digital solutions complemented by offline channels would continue to contribute to the growth momentum.

Lost Notice

Naga issue should be resolved at the earliest: Mizoram minister

‘70th Naga Martyr’s Day’ observed at Jotsoma

Will make China modern socialist country: Xi

BEIJING, OCT 18 (PTI): Poised for record third five-year term and perhaps for life, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-voltage Marxist rhetoric on Sunday with a vow to make China a modern socialist country has raised hackles at home and abroad that the Com munist giant, which for de cades relegated the ideology to the background, could be taking the turn to the extreme left.

“From this day for ward, the central task of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be to lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in a con certed effort to realise the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects and to advance the rejuvenation of the Chi nese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernisation,” Xi said in his marathon speech at the key Congress of the party on Sunday.

“Only by taking root in the rich historical and cultural soil of the country and the nation the truth of Marxism flourish here,” he told the over 2,300 del egates of the week-long 20th Congress, which is due to

confirm his unprecedented 3rd five-year term to make him the only leader after the party founder Mao Zedong to continue in power after 10-year term.

Xi, 69, who came to power in 2012, has raised the ideological bar of the CPC, which earlier rel egated the ideology to the backseat for the last three decades. China emerged as the second largest economy after the US during this period riding on the suc cess of opening up and economic reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping, ending Mao’s disastrous tryst with extreme Marxist-Leninist communist ideology.

Deng, who succeed ed Mao after his death in 1976, ended the founder’s ideological obsession and advocated a new theory

of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics under which CPC remained all but a Communist party by name.

In the following years, it practised a policy of re form and opening up ad vocated by Deng attracting massive foreign investments to revive the country, which went bankrupt under Mao.

Deng, who is widely regarded as the father of China’s economic rise, dis missed the importance of Marxist ideology bluntly at a CPC conference in 1981 with a cryptic remark “let’s dispense with the theory”, which became a buzzword for the party leaders.

His successors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao fol lowed his lead, rapidly ex panding the role of the mar ket in the Chinese domestic economy and embracing

Myanmar court says Suu Kyi’s last corruption trial to go on

BANGKOK, OCT 18

(AP): A court in mili tary-ruled Myanmar ruled Tuesday that the last trial for corruption of the coun try’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will go ahead after finding that state pros ecutors submitted enough evidence to sustain her indictment.

Suu Kyi, who was arrested when the mili tary seized power from her elected government in February last year, has since been charged with a total of 12 counts under the anti-corruption law, each punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine. The corruption cases are among several charges pursued by the military against her. Rights groups and supporters of Suu Kyi say the charges against her are politically motivated and an attempt to discred it her and legitimize the military’s seizure of power while preventing her from returning to politics.

Suu Kyi has already been sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment after being convicted on charges of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies,

violating coronavirus re strictions, breaching the country’s official secrets act, sedition, election fraud and seven other counts of corruption. The case the court considered on Tues day concerned five counts of corruption against her and and former president Win Myint related to the rental, purchase and main tenance of a helicopter by a third member of the Cabi net in her former govern ment. Suu Kyi was the de facto head of government, holding the title of State Counsellor.

The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported in De cember that the Anti-Cor ruption Commission found that she and Win Myint abused their power and caused a loss of state funds and property by neglecting to follow financial regula tions in granting permis

sion to then-Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Minister Win Myat Aye to rent and buy a helicopter.

Win Myat Aye is cur rently serving as minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in the National Unity Gov ernment, an opposition group that lays claim to being the country’s legiti mate, parallel administra tion. It is widely popular but the military has de clared it a “terrorist group.”

A legal official famil iar with Tuesday’s court proceedings confirmed that Suu Kyi and Win Myint pleaded not guilty after they were formally indicted on five counts of corruption. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to release information, said they ap peared to be in good health.

The indictment fol lowed the prosecution’s presentation of its case. With the court’s accep tance of the indictment, the court will hear the defense arguments in the coming weeks, including re-exami nation of the prosecution’s witnesses.

a foreign policy that maxi mized China’s participation in a global economic order led by the United States.

“Xi has brought that era of pragmatic, nonideological governance to a crashing halt,” Austra lia’s former prime minister Kevin Rudd, who is widely regarded as the foremost expert on China, wrote re cently in the Foreign Affairs journal.

“In its place, he has developed a new form of Marxist nationalism that now shapes the presentation and substance of China’s politics, economy, and for eign policy,” he said.

“Xi has pushed politics to the Leninist left, econom ics to the Marxist left, and foreign policy to the nation alist right,” Rudd said.

Xi has “reasserted the influence and control the CPC exerts over all do mains of public policy and private life, reinvigorated state-owned enterprises, and placed new restric tions on the private sector”, Rudd said in his write-up ahead of the CPC Congress. Meanwhile, Xi has “stoked nationalism by pursuing an increasingly assertive foreign policy, turbocharged by a Marxist-inspired belief

that history is irreversibly on China’s side. In short, Xi’s rise has meant nothing less than the return of Ideologi cal Man”, he said.

Cai Xia, who worked as a professor for 15 years at CCP’s Central Party School in Beijing, said Xi, a devoted student of Mao, is eager to leave his mark on history.

The Central Party School which was headed by Xi himself when he was the Vice President taught ideological subjects to the CCP cadre at various levels.

“And because previ ous reforms failed to place real checks and balances on the party leader, Xi has suc ceeded. Now, as under Mao, China is a one-man show,” Cai, who migrated to the US after her retirement and turned a dissident, wrote in the Foreign Affairs journal.

“One part of Xi’s plot to consolidate power was to solve what he characterised as an ideological crisis. The Internet, he said, was an ex istential threat to the CCP, having caused the party to lose control of people’s minds” and cracked down on bloggers and online ac tivists, censored dissent and strengthened China’s “great firewall” to restrict access to foreign websites, she said.

Global cost of cybercrime may reach $10.5 tn by 2025

police officers, Xinhua news agency reported. The Gen eral Assembly is Interpol’s supreme governing body and meets once a year to make key decisions related to its functioning.

Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine’s power, water supply

KYIV, OCT 18 (AP): Air strikes cut power and water supplies in a repeatedly bombed Ukrainian city and pounded critical energy facilities elsewhere on Tues day, part of what Ukraine’s president denounced as a quickening Russian cam paign to drive Ukrainians into the cold and dark and making peace talks impos sible.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly onethird of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed in the past week, “causing massive blackouts across the country.”

“No space left for ne gotiations with Putin’s re gime,” he tweeted.

The campaign of strikes using missiles, drones and other weaponry has opened a new phase in Rus sian President Vladimir Putin’s nearly eight-month invasion, as winter begins to bite. Even far from battle fields, water, heating and power are no longer certain ties, with daily strikes reach ing far into the country to slam utilities, sometimes faster than they can be re paired. The latest city to lose power and water was

Zhytomyr, home to military bases, industries, leafy bou levards and about 250,000 people some 140 kilometers (85 miles) west of the capi tal, Kyiv.

City and regional of ficials said hospitals in Zhy tomyr had to run on backup power after a double missile strike Tuesday targeted an energy facility and that other settlements in the area also lost electricity.

In Kyiv, missile strikes damaged two power fa cilities, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The attacks killed one person and injured six others, he said. As well as missiles, Russia is mixing up its modes of attack. Suicide drones - so called because they slam into targets and

explode - set ablaze an in frastructure facility in the partly Russian-occupied southern Zaporizhzhia re gion, the regional governor said.

Air-defense S-300 mis siles that Russia has been re purposing as ground-attack weapons as its stocks are being depleted were used to strike the southern city of Mykolaiv, killing a man whose body was found in the debris of a two-story building, the region’s gover nor said.

In the eastern city of Kharkiv, rockets were used to hit an industrial area. The regional governor said the eight rockets were fired from across the nearby border with Russia.

Worry grows for Iran athlete who climbed without hijab

Jurgen Stock

NEW DELHI, OCT 18 (IANS): Incidents of cyber crime and online child abuse are significantly underre ported, and the global cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $10.5 trillion by 2025, said Interpol Secretary Gen eral Jurgen Stock in the Indian capital.

Addressing media ahead of Interpol’s 90th General Assembly, which begins in New Delhi on Tuesday, Stock said on Monday that organised crime networks were mak ing billions of dollars, and the fact that less than 1 per cent of global illicit finan cial flows were intercepted and recovered should be of greater concern to everyone.

The four-day Interpol event would see the par ticipation of delegations from 195 Interpol members comprising ministers, police chiefs, heads of national central bureaus and senior

EU faces battle to keep energy prices from tanking economy

BRUSSELS, OCT 18

(AP): European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies do not further tank their strug gling economies and fo ment unrest. At the same time, they need to keep all 27 members united in their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Leading up to Thurs day’s start of a key sum mit, the EU’s executive Commission is presenting a blueprint on Tuesday that needs to reconcile the yawning gap between those who want to impose a common gas price cap to keep prices down and those who think it would primarily keep out supplies, further starving industries and businesses.

Then, going into the weekend, EU leaders will seek a compromise during two days of talks, however hard that may be.

EU council president Charles Michel told the 27 leaders in his invitation letter that there were three lines of action: reducing demand, ensuring security

of supply and containing prices. “Europe is facing its week of truth,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said. “This week it is hit or miss.”

It did not take long for EU member countries to realise that the bloc’s dependence on Russian energy was a huge political error.

They figured it out almost as soon as Putin invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24. And amid sanctions im posed on Russia’s energy sector, the wealthy bloc of 450 million has since been struggling to find ways to keep freezing temperatures from entering the homes of the poorest and businesses from going down for lack of affordable energy.

With nationalists and right-wing populists com plaining ever more about the EU’s common ap proach, the ability to find a joint exit strategy from the crisis could have a direct impact on the bloc’s future.

“The coming winter could freeze and shatter European sentiment — the shared sense of belong

ing, mutual trust among European countries, and citizens’ emotional attach ment to the idea of Eu rope,” said Pawel Zerka of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Even De Croo, leader of one of the most EUembracing nations, knows there is no more time to waffle. “The time for ex cuses has gone. if the EU still wants to be meaning ful, contain energy prices and better protect families and businesses in this en ergy war, it finally has to deliver,” he said.

De Croo has been pushing hard in recent weeks to cap the cost of all gas imports to the EU, with other countries like Poland and Greece also increasing the pressure on the EU Commission.

The bloc’s executive arm was set to come for ward with a plan to deal with the shortages on Tues day. Not an easy task in the light of the fundamental differences between jug gernaut Germany, which does not back a full gas price cap, and others who are convinced such a cap

will not lead to a decline of offer on the market.

The Commission is expected to come forward with a compromise that would allow for a tempo rary correction mechanism to kick in in exceptional circumstances and the cre ation of a new LNG gas index better reflecting the market following the dras tic reduction of imports of pipeline gas from Russia.

If any prodding was needed, the International Energy Agency did it early this month by saying that “Europe’s security of gas supply is facing unprec edented risk as Russia in tensifies its use of natural gas supplies as a political weapon.”

Even if hoarding of gas supplies has gone full thrust ahead and reliance on Russian provisions has dwindled to less than 10 per cent, dangers still lurks.

“The possibility of a complete cut-off in Rus sian gas deliveries cannot be dismissed ahead of the 2022/23 heating season — when the European gas system is at its most vulner able,” the IEA said.

The Secretary General also added that Interpol had developed its global stoppayment mechanism, the Anti-Money Laundering Rapid Response Protocol, which in the past 10 months alone had helped members recover more than $60 mil lion in criminal proceeds from cyber-enabled fraud.

“Our Global Crime Trend Report also high lighted the massive increase in online child sexual ex ploitation and abuse, fig ures which are only set to increase. We know that cybercrime and online child abuse are significantly un derreported, often because victims are ashamed or in cases of fraud, embarrassed, which means that the figures we see are just the tip of the iceberg,” Stock said.

Police around the world are overwhelmed with data, and too often they do not have the capacity to deal with the volume of cases, and here Interpol is uniquely placed to provide the sup port they need, he added.

SEOUL, OCT 18 (AP): An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after compet ing at an event in which she climbed without her nation’s mandatory headscarf cover ing, authorities said.

Farsi-language media outside of Iran warned she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian of ficials and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied.

The decision by Elnaz Rekabi, a multiple medalist in competitions, to forgo the headscarf, or hijab, came as protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death in custody of a 22-year-old woman have entered a fifth week.

Mahsa Amini was detained by the country’s morality police over her clothing.

The demonstrations, drawing school-age children, oil workers and others to the street in over 100 cities, represent the most-serious challenge to Iran’s theocracy since the mass protests sur rounding its disputed 2009 presidential election.

A later Instagram post on an account attributed to Rekabi des cribed her not wearing a hijab as “unin

Felicitation

The Vihokhu Village Council, Vihokhu Ghami Sulimi Kuqhakulu and Vihokhu Students’ Union would like to congratulate Mr. Hevuka Zhimo, son of Nitovi Zhimo and Ito Aye, son of Tokikhe Aye of Vihokhu Village and your team on winning this prestigious Subroto Cup 2022 Junior Boys U-17. The news of your achievement has come as a great delight to all of us here. We wish you both the best as you play in bigger matches to come. We also like to thank coach Mughato Aye for his outstanding dedication and devotion.

tentional,” though it wasn’t immediately clear whether she wrote the post or what condition she was in at the time.

The Iranian govern ment routinely pressures ac tivists at home and abroad, often airing what rights group describe as coerced confessions on state televi sion. Rekabi left Seoul on a

Tuesday morning flight, the Iranian Embassy in South Korea said.

The BBC’s Persian ser vice, which has extensive contacts within Iran despite being banned from operating there, quoted an unnamed “informed source” who de scribed Iranian officials as seizing both Rekabi’s mobile phone and passport.

Office of the Lotha Regional Council NNC (Parent Body)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lt. Shanremo Tsopoe was appointed in the Naga National Service as khapur by LRC (NNC) in the year 1992 and promoted to Raju Peyu in 1999 and then promoted to Midan Peyu in 2009 and served for the Naga cause till his last breath. He was born on 01/06/1932 and died on 14/10/2022.

He served the Naga Nation for 30 years with dedication and courage. The LRC (NNC) condoles his demise and prays Almighty to grant solace to the departed soul. Sd/- LRC, NNC (Parent Body)wC-239/22

OFFICE OF THE MESULUMI GAZZETTE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION

FELICITATION

With immense pride & happiness, the MGOA extends our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Tshokedu Keyho, S/o Welhite Keyho for successfully clearing the recently NPSC-CTSE 2021 Veterinary Asst. Surgeon (Cl-I Gazetted) under Animal Husbandry & Vety. Department.

The Association prays that our Almighty God bless him in his future endeavours.

Dr. Pewezo Khalo Er. Khrozo Letro President Gen. Secretary k-2441/22

F ELICITATION

The Satakhami Welfare Society Kohima (SWSK) with immense pride and honour extends its heartiest congratulations to the following individuals for their success in the Combined Technical Services Exam 2022.

1. Mr. K. Pulopu Wilson Zhimomi, Medical Officer (Cl-I Gazetted) under Health & Family Welfare Department.

2. Miss Vino N Tuccu, Assistant Conservator of Forest (Cl-I Gazzeted) under Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department.

3. Mr. Manato S. Chophy, Junior Engineer (Cl-II Gazetted) under Power Department.

4. Mr. Inoka Swu, Junior Engineer (Cl-II Gazetted) under Works & Housing Department.

The SWSK further wish them all good health and success in their future endeavours.

(David Yeptho) (Anoto S Jimo) G/ Secretary, SWSK President, SWSK DB -1231/22

TAMLU BUHU UNION KOHIMA

FELICITATION

The Tamlu Buhu Union Kohima (TBUK) with profound delight extend our heartiest congratulations to our former Union President Shri B Chingmei Phom on being promoted to the post of Assistant Development Commissioner under Planning and Co-ordination.

The Union humbly pray that Almighty God bless him with sound, health, wisdom and longevity and also wish him a bright future in all aspects.

Shahlong Buchem Bangjum Phom President Secretary

(KHEHOVI SUMI) (KHULUTO AYE) Chairman Secretary Vihokhu Village Council Vihokhu Village Council DP-5004/22

Xi Jinping

Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi competes in the IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Seoul, Sunday.(AP/PTI)

Aung San Suu Kyi

Firefighters help a local woman evacuate from a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike. (REUTERS)

Benzema and Putellas win Ballon d’Or award

SANTANDER (SPAIN), OCT 18 (IANS): The Indian team came from a match down to beat Australia 3-2 in its Group B tie at the World Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships 2022, here on Tuesday.

The men’s doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and Abhinav Thakur lost India’s first match of the tie 12-21, 17-21 to Ricky Tang and Otto Xing de Zhao.

PARIS, OCT 18 (IANS):

French striker Karim Benzema claimed the 2022 Ballon d’Or here after a dazzling season with Real Madrid which saw the Spanish giants win both La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.

Spain’s Alexia Putellas won the women’s trophy for the second year in a row following another stellar season with Barcelona.

The first French player to win the prestigious individual football prize since Zinedine Zidane in 1998, Benzema had his best season ever at Madrid, finishing with 44 goals in 46 matches and becoming the top scorer in both domestic and continental tournaments, reports

Xinhua. A highlight for the 34-year-old came in the knockout stages of the Champions League when he grabbed two consecutive hat-tricks against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, and Chelsea in the quarterfinals.

“It’s a collective victory. It’s an individual trophy but without your teammates, you can’t score. Sometimes you might get a screamer but, for me, football is a collective sport and I will always be a team player,” Benzema said.

For the first time in the award’s history, the Ballon d’Or was awarded based on the performance of the past season, not according to achievements in a calendar year.

Senegalese forward Sadio Mane, who moved to Bayern Munich from Liverpool this summer, came second, while Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium was third.

Barcelona’s summer signing Robert Lewandowski was named the best striker for the second year in a row, with the Pole also ranking fourth in the overall Ballon d’Or list. Fellow Barcelona midfielder Gavi won the Kopa Trophy for the best young player.

Benzema’s club teammate Thibaut Courtois was given the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper.

The 14-year-old Unnati Hooda, ranked junior world No. 5 in the badminton world rankings, then brought India level with a comfortable 21-6, 21-9 victory over Sydney Go in the women’s singles.

In the third match of the day, which was the men’s singles contest, India’s Bharat Raghav went 19-21, 21-16, 15-21 to Jack Yu. However, India drew level once again as Isharani Baruah and Devika Sihag beat Dania Nugroho and Catrina Chia-Yu Tan 218, 21-8 in the women’s doubles.

In the fifth and deciding match on the day, the mixed doubles pair of Vignesh Thathineni and Srinidhi Naryanan registered a 21-12, 21-16 win over Otto Xing de Zhao and Yuelin Zhang to help India to victory.

DOHA, OCT 18 (IANS):

With a month to kick-off, Qatar has added 30,000 rooms to house visitors to the country during the FIFA World Cup 2022 that begins on November 20, organisers said on Monday.

The addition of new rooms comes on top of the two million room-nights that will be used by visitors during the month-long tournament being organised for the first time in the Middle East, said Yasir Al Jamal, Director General, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, the organiser of the event.

The Japanese squad will be the first to arrive in Doha on November 7, heralding the imminent opening of the first celebration of the beautiful game in winter, organisers said at a press meet that saw FIFA President Gianni Infantino deliver a recorded

video message.

“The world is excited. Qatar is ready. The stage is set. Together, we will deliver the best World Cup ever on and off the field,” the FIFA chief said.

“We have always said that Qatar will deliver the best-ever edition of the FIFA World Cup. And as you look around the country today, at the stateof-the-art stadiums, the training pitches, the metro, the wider infrastructure, everything is ready and everyone is welcome,”

Infantino said, praising the sporting facilities of the country where he currently lives. Organisers said 2.89 million tickets have been sold for the 64 matches to be staged in eight stadiums from November 20 to December 18.

Demand has been highest among fans based in Qatar, the United States, Saudi Arabia, England, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, France, Brazil and Germany.

Tickets for all the

matches will continue to be released between now and the end of the tournament, with fans encouraged to keep checking FIFA. com/tickets for the latest inventory. From this week, ticket holders will receive an email with information on how to download the ticketing app and retrieve their mobile tickets.

Nasser Al Khater, CEO, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, said, “Qatar is ready to host a global celebration of the beautiful game. We look forward to welcoming fans and players from across the world as they sample our welcoming hospitality, vast array of entertainment options and, of course, top-class international football. It promises to be a unique edition of the FIFA World Cup -- and one that will leave a lasting, positive impact on Qatar, the Middle East and the Arab world.”

Kidambi Srikanth enters 2nd round of Denmark Open

Kidambi Srikanth

ODENSE (DENMARK), OCT 18 (IANS): Former World Championship runner-up Kidambi Srikanth came back from a game deficit and advanced to the second round of the Denmark Open, beating Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in three games at the Jyske Bank Arena here on Tuesday.

Srikanth fought back strongly after losing the first game to overcome his 28-year-old opponent from Hong Kong 17-21, 21-15, 21-12 in a 56-minute encounter in the men’s singles section of the BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.

Srikanth, ranked 11th in the BWF Rankings,

will next take on seventhseeded Loh Keon Yew of Singapore, the same player to whom he had lost in the final of the 2021 BWF World Championship in Huelva, Spain. The winner of that encounter will make it to the quarterfinals.

Loh Keon Yew defeated Sitthikom Thammasin of Thailand 21-13, 22-20 in 42 minutes. Meanwhile, other leading Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen, H.S Prannoy and Saina Nehwal will open their campaigns on Wednesday. World No.8 Lakshya Sen is the highestranked Indian and will start his campaign against World No.6 and Olympic medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia in the

first round. H.S Prannoy will need to get through the challenge of Zhao Jun Peng of China to move to the second round. Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will face off in the second round if they win their respective opening-round encounters.

Saina Nehwal, the lone Indian representative in the women’s singles, takes on World No.30 Zhang Yi Man of China. The Commonwealth Games men’s doubles gold medallist pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty too will start their campaign on Wednesday when they face Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in the first round.

KBC’s Jubilee Trophy from Oct 20

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KOHIMA, OCT 18 (NPN): Jubilee Trophy 2022, organised by Koinonia Baptist Church (KBC), Kohima will kick start on October 20 at Meriema Ground and IG Stadium.

The trophy has been organised as part of the silver jubilee celebration of Koinonia Baptist Church.

The open football tourney is exclusively for the men’s fellowship/ department of any church from across the State irrespective of denominations.

Inaugural for the trophy will be held at Meriema Ground on Thursday with Pesocha Baptist Church Council, executive secretary, Medoneiu Üsou as the trophy guest.

A total cash prize of Rs 2.95 lakhs has been earmarked for the event.

The champion will walk away with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh while the runner-up will receive a cash prize of Rs 70,000.

The two losing semifinalists will each receive Rs 30,000.

Individual prizes has been assigned to names of pioneer missionaries to the Nagas as a tribute to their sacrifice and service.

Mandhana, Deepti attain career-best T20 rankings

DUBAI, OCT 18 (IANS): India opener Smriti Mandhana and off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma are within striking distance of the top spot for batters and bowlers, respectively, after the latest weekly update to the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings on Tuesday.

Mandhana, who has been a top-ranked batter in ODIs, has moved up one slot to a career-bestequalling second position in T20Is after scoring an unbeaten 51 off 25 balls that guided her team to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Mandhana is on 730 rating points, 13 points separating her from topranked Beth Mooney of Australia.

Sharma has also moved to a career-best

second position after conceding only seven runs off four overs in the final, following a haul of three for seven against Thailand in an earlier match of the tournament. Deepti, who finished as the jointhighest wicket-taker in the tournament with 13 scalps, has reached 742 rating points, 14 less than England spinner Sophie Ecclestone.

India seam bowler Renuka Singh, who was named Player of the Match

in the final for her haul of three for five, has moved up five places to a career-best third position while Sneh Rana is also at a career-best 10th position after gaining five slots.

India opener Shafali Verma (up one place to seventh) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (up three places to 14th) have also gained in the latest update while leftarm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (up 15 places to 17th) has progressed in the

bowlers’ list.

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof, who scored 42 off 41 against Sri Lanka, has gained three slots to reach 29th position while all-rounder Nida Dar has moved up one slot to 38th among batters and to seventh in the list of allrounders.

Former Sri Lanka captain Inoka Ranaweera is joint-15th with Rana while Pakistan spinner Nashra Sundhu has gained 15 slots to reach 29th position.

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Nagaland open volleyball championship

DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (NPN): Nagaland Volleyball Association in collaboration with the Department of Youth Resources and Sports will be organizing the 1st Nagaland Open Volleyball Championship for both Men and Women at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima from November 17-18. In this connection, interested teams have been directed to download the entry form and submit it via the following links:-www.nagalandva.com, president@ nagalandva.com,secretary@nagalandva.com, info@nagalandva.com

Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma (File)

Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas

T20 WC: SL crush UAE by 79 runs

reduced to 21/4. Wanindu Hasaranga came on to pile on UAEs woes and the scorecard soon read 42/7 in 12 overs with Sri Lanka eyeing a huge win.

Maheesh Theekshana had the first-innings hero Meiyappan stumped and Hasaranga picked up a third in the 15th by cleaning up Afzal Khan to finish with exceptional figures of 3 for 8 and push UAE to 56 for 9.

India won’t travel to Pak for 2023 Asia Cup: Jay Shah

MUMBAI, OCT 18 (IANS): Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan and will insist on a neutral venue for next year’s Asia Cup, the BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Tuesday after board’s Annual Gen eral Meeting, here.

The 2023 edition of the continental champion ship -- Asia Cup -- has been allotted to Pakistan as per the International Cricket Council’s Future Tours Pro gramme.

NSF Martyrs’ Trophy: Lajong FC thrash Dzülouzou

GEELONG (AUSTRA LIA), OCT 18 (IANS): Sri Lanka put on an exhibition of fast bowling under lights to crush United Arab Emir ates by 79 runs in a Group A match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 and give themselves a massive NRR boost at the Simonds Stadium, here on Tuesday.

After their defeat against Namibia, Sri Lanka bounced back in style and the margin of victory takes their NRR (+0.60) past Netherlands’(+0.15).

Put into bat first, the opening partnership worth 42 runs between Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Men dis got the Asia Cup cham pions Sri Lanka off to a great start. Despite the wicket of Mendis in the

fifth over, Shanaka’s men were the happier side at the end of the Powerplay with over 50 runs.

This was followed by a 50-run stand between Dhananjaya de Silva and Nissanka. The all-rounder was the aggressor between the two, smashing a 21-ball 33 consisting of three fours and a six before a run-out brought his innings to a premature end.

Sri Lanka were cruis ing towards a big total but leg-spinner Karthik Mei yappan turned the tables completely with his hattrick Meiyappan came into the bowl the 15th over, with Pathum Nissanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa at the crease. Meiyappan became the first player to claim a

hat-trick for UAE in T20Is. It was also the first hat-trick of the tournament. How ever, Nissanka, who got to his fifty in the same over as the hat-trick, got a move on and helped Sri Lanka post a competitive total of 152-8 in 20 overs. A blinder from Basil Hameed brought an end to his innings where he scored almost half of Sri Lanka’s team total.

Chasing a par total, three of UAE’s first four victims were cleaned up as Dushmantha Chameera and Pramod Madushan put on an exhibition of fast bowling, swinging and seaming the new ball around. Under the lights, UAE struggled to get go ing, losing four wickets inside the powerplay to be

Nagaland girls qualify for junior national basketball championship

UAE’s No 10 batter Junaid Siddique (18) came out all guns blazing, and extended his stay till the 18th over. Shanaka brought back Chameera to end the innings, only for Siddique to smash a short ball out of the ground for the big gest six of the tournament. Siddique attempted to go after Theekshana too and perished in the 18th over as UAE were eventually bowled out for 73 as Sri Lanka romped home to a 79-run win.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 152/8 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 74, Dhananjaya de Silva 33; Karthik Meiyappan 3-19, Zahoor Khan 2-26) beat UAE 73 in 17.1 overs (Ju naid Siddique 18; Wanin du Hasaranga 3-8, Dush mantha Chameera 3-15, Pramod Madushan 2-15) by 79 runs

ACYA sports meet at Jakhama

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KOHIMA, OCT 18 (NPN): Angami Cath olic Youth Association (ACYA) will hold the annual sports meet from October 21-24 at Loyala Higher Secondary School Jakhama, to be hosted by Jakhama Catholic Youth Association.

Hundreds of partici pants from five regions in cluding Northern ACYA, Southern ACYA, Western ACYA, Kohima Town ACYA, and Chakhroma ACYA, are expected to be part of the three-day event.

However, the BCCI after their AGM, arrived at a conclusion that it will not travel to its neighbouring country for the tournament and demanded that the tournament be moved to a neutral venue.

“Neutral venue for the Asia Cup is not un precedented and we have decided that we will not travel to Pakistan,” Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.

“I have decided that we will play at a neutral venue,” he added.

Notably, the 2022 edi tion of the Asia Cup was also played in a neutral ven ue after an economic and political crisis engulfed host nation Sri Lanka. The tour nament was held in UAE, where Sri Lanka emerged as the champions after beating Pakistan in the final.

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KOHIMA, OCT 18 (NPN): Meghalaya based professional football club, Shillong Lajong FC thrashed Dzülouzou FC 11-0 in their debut match in the 22nd NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy at IG Stadium here on Tuesday.

Led by Chanmitre hat-trick, Dzülouzou FC were outplayed by their experienced opponent.

Chanmitre scored six

goals in 34th, 41st, 55th, 58th, 81st and 90th min utes to become the second player to score a hat-trick in this edition.

Kladajied opened the scoring in the 27th minute followed by his second in the 37th minute.

Joining the team’s goal spree were Atlan, Everbrightson and Sangti as each contributed a goal in the 74th, 79th and 87th minutes. Lajong’s player Sangti was adjudged as the

man of the match.

Lajong FC will now face Pochury Students’ Union (PSU) in the prequarter finals on October 22 at 1 p.m. Earlier, in the first match of the day, PSU defeated Phoenix C&C 3-1.

WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES Headhunters FC Vs Chedema United FC: 11 a.m.

Nagaland University Students’ Union KC Vs Fifa FC Kohima: 1 p.m.

Golap wins amateur body building and fitness title

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DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (NPN): Assamese body builder, Golap Rabha on Tuesday won the first Ama teur Body Building and Fitness Championship in Men’s Body Building cat egory.

The event was hosted by Nagaland Physique Al liance/NPC Nagaland at Christian Higher Second ary School, Dimapur. Sujit Kumar Majhi and Imli yangerAier finished in sec ond and third positions.

DIMAPUR, OCT 18 (NPN): Nagaland junior girls’ basketball team quali fied for the 72nd Junior National Championship, by finishing third in the recently concluded 72nd Junior National Basketball Championship (NE Zone).

Meghalaya and As sam junior girls finished as first and second placed

teams respectively. In the Junior Boys section Mizoram, Manipur and Meghalaya qualified for the final phase of the Cham pionship. The 72nd Ju nior National Basketball Championship (NE Zone) was successfully hosted by Meghalaya Basketball As sociation under the aegis of Basketball Federation of

Roger Binny replaces Ganguly as BCCI chief

and Anil Kumble (201012). Along with Binny, there are two first-timers in the new administration -Ashish Shelar and Devajit Saikia.

India. The championship was held from October 1417, 2022.

According to NBA secretary, Sentiningsang Longkumer, the junior girls’ team will represent Nagaland at the 72nd Ju nior National Champion ship to be held in Benga luru from December 21-28, 2022.

Choirs with 30 partici pants each from the respec tive regions will compete in a choral on the day of the arrival.

On the second day games including 7-a-side futsal (men), penalty shoot out (women), volleyball (men & women) and mad Olympics are scheduled to be played.

In Men’s Physique un der 5’7, Nyaveilou Pao won the title and in Men’s Phy sique over 5’7, Toshiakum Ozukum was the winner while L. Yingshu Phom won the Women’s Bikini Open title. Nyaveilou Pao also won the overall Men’s Physique title.

The competition was held in four categoriesmen’s body building, men’s physique, classic body build ing, women in bikini ac

cording to the weight and height.

Judges of the competi tion were IFBB Pro league India promoter/ head Hemant Aangrish, manager Indian Physique alliance & NPC worldwide Dr. Ankur Hastir, international IFBB pro league judge NPC/ IPC head judge Dr. Som Tugnait and data analyst

manager, NPC Worldwide Rishi Anand.

Speaking on the oc casion, Hope Academy administrator Sashila Ozu kum shared her fitness jour ney and highlighted on how she maintained consistency, focus, hard work and time management. She said fitness was not only about keeping mentally

fit and strong but also boost up confidence.

Sentinungsang Lem tur, who was the first Naga to compete on stage in 1997, as guest of honour shared his journey and expressed happiness to see Naga youths enthusiast for fitness. He encouraged the youth to not give up but continues to work hard.

MUMBAI, OCT 18

(IANS): The former India all-rounder Roger Binny on Tuesday was elected as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during its 91st Annual General Meet ing, here.

Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup-win ning team, replaced former India skipper Sourav Gan guly in the post.

The 67-year-old Binny has a lot of experience in cricket administration. He has served in different positions at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) over the years and has been its president since 2019. Prior to that, he also was part of the KSCA ad ministrations led by Patel

The Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar who served as Mumbai Cricket Association president be tween 2017 and 2019, has become the treasurer while Saikia is the new joint sec retary.

Meanwhile, Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minis ter Amit Shah, was elected as the BCCI Secretary for a second consecutive term.

The Congress leader Rajiv Shukla was also reelected as the board’s vicepresident.

According to a press release by the board, the members of the General Body appreciated the ef forts of the outgoing office bearers.

“The members of the General Body appreciated the efforts of the outgoing office bearers, IPL Govern ing Council Chairman and members, and Councillors for the work undertaken in their term,” the BCCI said.

Roger Binny

Winners with the judges on Tuesday. (NP)

Nagaland junior girls’ team finished third in Basketball Championship (NE Zone).

UAE’S KARTHIK MEIYAPPAN TAKES FIRST HAT-TRICK OF 2022 T20 WC

(L) Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga in action. (AP) (R) Karthik Meiyappan celebrates after taking wicket . ( ICC/ Twitter )

Lajong FC (Red) and Dzülouzou FC at the second match on Tuesday at IGS Kohima. (NP)